Noun: rheumatism weed
- North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
"Native Americans harvested rheumatism weed for medicinal purposes";
- common dogbane, spreading dogbane, Apocynum androsaemifolium
- Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fibre used as cordage by Native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints
"They made strong rope from rheumatism weed fibers";
- Indian hemp, Apocynum cannabinum
Derived forms: rheumatism weeds
Type of: dogbane