Fabaceae Dalea compacta Spreng.
Compact Prairieclover
Zuni - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376
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Dalea compacta Spreng.
Scientific name: Dalea compacta Spreng.
USDA symbol: DACOC (
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Common names: Compact Prairieclover
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of root applied to sores and rashes.
RECRD: 21267 id: 12000