Asclepiadaceae Asclepias speciosa Torr.

Showy Milkweed

Miwok - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167

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Scientific name: Asclepias speciosa Torr.
USDA symbol: ASSP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Showy Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken in small doses for venereal diseases.

RECRD: 20175 id: 6225

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