Twelve images of Golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus, Asteraceae or Compositae, Aster Family is an early spring flowering herb with cordate basal leaves. Root and leaf tea traditionally used by American Indians, settlers, and herbalists to treat delayed and irregular menses, and difficult urination. Traditional use for a variety of female diseases leads to the common name “Squaw-weed.” May contain liver-toxic alkaloids.