Fabaceae Astragalus gracilis Nutt.

Slender Milkvetch

Lakota - Drug, Gynecological Aid

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 46

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Scientific name: Astragalus gracilis Nutt.
USDA symbol: ASGR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slender Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Roots chewed by mothers with no milk.

RECRD: 4878 id: 6498

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