Researching plants is fun but when I find multiple common or botanical names for the same or similar plants it can be confusing. Such is the case with Bonesets. Boneset, Throughwort (Thoroughwort), Fragrant Mistflower, Havana Snakeroot, Agueweed, Crosswort, Indian Sage, are all names for Eupatorium havenense. Very fragrant and highly attractive to bees, the white blossoms scent the air each fall.
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The term Boneset derives from early medicinal uses when a tea made from the plant was used to treat Denque Fever which was also known as "breakbone fever" due to the pain it caused.
Throughwort or thoroughwort apparently refers to the way the stem appears to grow through the leaf although I couldn't quite see that in my garden.
