Santalaceae Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl

Pale Bastard Toadflax

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 18

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Scientific name: Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida (A. DC.) Piehl
USDA symbol: COUMP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pale Bastard Toadflax
Family: Santalaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Plant used as a mouth wash for canker sores.

RECRD: 84310 id: 10491

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