Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Shepherd's Purse

Mohegan - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 71, 128

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Scientific name: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
USDA symbol: CABU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Shepherd's Purse
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of seed pods taken for stomach pains.

RECRD: 83356 id: 7970

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