Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.

Shepherd's Purse

Mohegan - Drug, Anthelmintic

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 265

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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 for stomach, the pungency killed internal worms.

RECRD: 83358 id: 7972

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