Cuscutaceae Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn.

Chaparral Dodder

Kawaiisu - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 23

View all documented uses for Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn.

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Scientific name: Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn.
USDA symbol: CUCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Chaparral Dodder
Family: Cuscutaceae
Family (APG): Convolvulaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Chewed stem juice or powdered plant snuffed up the nose for nosebleeds.

RECRD: 84796 id: 11789

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