Brickellia eupatorioides


False Boneset has no Native names that were found for it. 

Description and Location False Boneset is about 1-3 1/2 feet tall. Near the Apex where the flowering stems grow it has branches. The stems are round and are covered with white hairs. False Boneset is Perennial and it is a forb. It is Native to the America. Its flowering dates are from August-October. The leaves are lanceolate, smooth, or sparingly denote, they are unusually grey, yellow, or sparingly denote, they are usually grey, yellow, or greenish colored. It can grow in full sun and poor soil that contains too much clay. False Boneset grows near the Southern and Northern Illinois, Eastern North America near New Jersey, Georgia, Ohio, Minnesota, West Virginia, and Texas. False Boneset grows near dry soils in open woods, thickets, and one slopes. I would expect to find it near the Little Baseball field and by the Senior Circle.

Uses  Back in the day the Native Americans used False Boneset to cure the sick during a flu epidemic. Allot of people used it to "Break Bone Fever". Also pioneers and old settlers also used this plant to make tea to induce perspiration and for the common stomach ache. It is still used today, it can be found in vitamins and minerals that contain Boneset Flora, which include Carbon, Calcium. PABA, Magnesium, and Potassium. Allot of livestock and deer eat this plant when it is just now starting to flower. The dried flowers of the plant are sometimes used in bouquets. Also Native Americans applied the poultice of the plant False Boneset leaves to the affected body parts to reduce swelling. The Navajo would use part of decoction of the root as a common old injury and cough.

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