Asclepiadaceae Asclepias viridiflora Raf.

Green Milkweed

Blackfoot - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 75

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Scientific name: Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
USDA symbol: ASVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Green Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed roots applied to diarrhea rash and nursing baby's sore gums.

RECRD: 3794 id: 6376

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