Scrophulariaceae Cordylanthus ramosus Nutt. ex Benth.

Bushy Bird's Beak

Navajo - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 76

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Scientific name: Cordylanthus ramosus Nutt. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: CORA5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bushy Bird's Beak
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for syphilis.

RECRD: 84416 id: 10698

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