Scrophulariaceae Cordylanthus wrightii Gray

Wright's 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 wrightii Gray
USDA symbol: COWRW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wright's Bird's Beak
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant used for syphilis.

RECRD: 84418 id: 10702

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