Asteraceae Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Canadian Thistle
Mohegan - Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 128
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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: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Plant used for lung trouble.
RECRD: 84104 id: 9914