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Pasqueflower; prairie crocus
Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. ssp. hirsutissima (Pursh) Zamels
Indigenous Names: hokší čhekpá waȟčá
Medicinal Documentation
Cheyenne
Root cleaned and pulverized, and passed over the body of someone who was ill such that s/he was unconscious. The root is passed over the body in order to revive the person
Lakota
small-leaf pussytoes, chaŋȟlóǧaŋ hú Whole plant used as a poultice to treat swellings. Known by some medicine
Botanical Reference
Parts Documented: root, leaf, sap_or_resin, whole plant
Distribution: Dry, open or wooded sites; foothills to sub-alpine; Alaska to New Mexico