Fabaceae Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Groundplum Milkvetch
Chippewa - Drug, Anticonvulsive
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 336
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Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
Scientific name: Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt.
USDA symbol: ASCRC3 (
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Common names: Groundplum Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Compound decoction of root taken for convulsions.
RECRD: 82835 id: 6483