Asteraceae Cirsium pallidum Woot. & Standl.
Pale Thistle
Keres, Western - Drug, Diuretic
Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 37
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Cirsium pallidum Woot. & Standl.
Scientific name: Cirsium pallidum Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: CIPA5 (
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Common names: Pale Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Roots used as a diuretic.
RECRD: 30114 id: 9987