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| Curlycup Gumweed |
Native Americans used the Curlycup Gumweed as a wash to
treat poison ivy and burns and as an ointment to manage asthma and bronchitis,
and also as a common cough remedy. Cowboys used the dried flower heads as fixin’s
in cigarettes to treat asthma. The gooey white leaf sap is a substitute
for chewing gum. The yellow flowering heads and seed pods produce a yellow dye.
The flower blooms from August throughout
the fall.
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| Curlycup Gumweed and friend |
