Asteraceae Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Canadian Thistle
Abnaki - Drug, Anthelmintic
Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1947, Ethnobotanique Abenakise, Archives de Folklore 11:145-182, page 173
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Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Scientific name: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
USDA symbol: CIAR4 (
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Common names: Canadian Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Abnaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anthelmintic
Notes: Decoction of roots used by children for worms.
RECRD: 50435 id: 9908