Asclepiadaceae Asclepias syriaca L.
Common Milkweed
Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 357
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Asclepias syriaca L.
Scientific name: Asclepias syriaca L.
USDA symbol: ASSY (
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Common names: Common Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Root used as a female remedy for unspecified ailment.
RECRD: 82669 id: 6310