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Medicinal

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. Asteraceae. Plains coreopsis. Golden tickseed. Distribution: North America. Used by Cherokee as an infusion for diarrhoea. Drunk by the Lakota as a tea. Zuni women drink infusion of plant, minus roots, if they wish to have female babies; also as coffee substitute. Zuni, Cherokee and Apache used it to make a red dye. Navajo and Ramah used infusions or fumigation for infections including syphilis (Moerman,1998).
Oakeley, Dr. Henry F. (2013) Wellcome Library notes.

Geographical distribution

  • Northern America, Eastern Canada
  • Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northeast
  • Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northwest
  • Northern America, North-Central U.S.A.
  • Northern America, Northeastern U.S.A.
  • Northern America, Northwestern U.S.A.
  • Northern America, South-Central U.S.A.
  • Northern America, Southeastern U.S.A.
  • Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A.
  • Northern America, Western Canada

Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt.

Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Coreopsis
Species: tinctoria Nutt.
Common names: Dyer's Tickseed; Nuttal Weed
Distribution summary: N. America
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: Wasteland and roadsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: North America (A), Mulberry Tree bed (H)
Flowering months: June, July, August, September
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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