Boraginaceae Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson
Tawny Catseye
Navajo - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 150
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Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson
Scientific name: Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson
USDA symbol: CRFUF (
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Common names: Tawny Catseye
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plants taken at childbirth.
RECRD: 84725 id: 11543