Plant Profile: Rattlesnake Master
Posted by Tilly Laskey on Tuesday, August 19
Common Name: Rattlesnake Master
Latin Name: Eryngium yuccifolium
Dakota/Lakota Name: rhiyantan
Where It Grows: Ranges throughout the eastern United States, in wet soils, along waters edges in fresh to brackish marshes, low woods, meadows, bogs, swamps and ditches.
Part of Plant Used: root
Cultural Uses: teas treat stomach disorders, infusions of roots aid nausea, expectorant to clear the lungs, and a diuretic. Roots act as antidote to treat snakebites and other poisons.
