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Traditional remedy or use:
Native Americans ground seeds to make
meal for cooking and a peanut
butter-like finger food. Dyes were made
from petals. Cooking oils were made from
boiling ground seeds. Used to treat
snake bites and sunstroke.
Modern remedy or use:
The genus has diuretic and expectorant
properties; used to treat bronchial and
other pulmonary problems, colds. Eaten
as a vegetable. Burned word produces
potash fertilizer. |
