Where it grows: In the prairies open sunlit areas, one can find Áóhtoksóoki. It grows widely across the grassland.

How to identify: The tiny blooms on wild Áóhtoksóoki are usually white and occasionally pale pink. From early June until September, you may observe the flowers. Áóhtoksóoki is so aromatic that sometimes you may smell it before you see it.

Blackfoot: ÁÁóhtoksóoki

Some cultures believe that Áóhtoksóoki aids in the healing of the earth’s wounds since it frequently blooms in areas where the ground has been disturbed.

Medicinal Uses:

• As it can treat various ailments, Áóhtoksóoki is frequently referred to as the medicine of the prairies. The entire plant was used to make a tea that was used as a laxative.
• Teas produced from the plant’s leaves and petals were used as a salve to help heal sore eyes and cure consumption, stomach issues, and headaches. Drinking the tea helps relieve gas and sore throats and was given to labouring women to ease labour pains and hasten the postpartum process. Áóhtoksóoki tea aids in internal cleansing and healing by removing toxins from the liver and kidneys when consumed in large quantities.
• You can rub your hurting body with tea made from the flowers and leaves. You can mash the leaves and apply it to a swollen area.
• Áóhtoksóoki is excellent for blood. When combined with other herbs, tea can help blood pressure and blood clots. A fresh Áóhtoksóoki flower can be used to stop bleeding from a wound. To prevent a nosebleed, roll a leaf and insert it into your nostril.
• Áóhtoksóoki also functions as an insect repellent as its strong smell repels insects.
• Áóhtoksóoki tea was used to sooth a horses painful eyes and treat cuts. A mush of Áóhtoksóoki was applied to any sensitive spots on a horse to help sooth it