Latin name:
Arctium minus
Bernh.
Botanical family:
Asteraceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
burdock (Eng.)
bardane mineure (Fr.)
wi'sûgibûg', gi'masan, wi'sûgibûg (Ojibwa)
saga'dabohag, oné'bag (Abenaki)
Uses:
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For fever, headache and rheumatism [Abenaki: 67].
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Roots :
Mashed, heated and used as a poultice for boils and absceses [Algonquians 63]. Used as a tonic or as part of a medicine for stomachache [Ojibwa 87].
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Leaves :
Infusion taken in cough [Ojibwa 47].