Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Shepherd's Purse

Mohegan - Drug, Anthelmintic

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: Anthelmintic
Notes: Infusion of seed pods taken as a vermifuge.

RECRD: 83357 id: 7971

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