Fabaceae Astragalus canadensis L.

Canadian Milkvetch

Lakota - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 45

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Scientific name: Astragalus canadensis L.
USDA symbol: ASCAC6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for coughs.

RECRD: 4874 id: 6469

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