Agavaceae Dasylirion durangensis

Tarahumara - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Bell, Willis H and Edward F. Castetter, 1941, Ethnobiological Studies in the Southwest VII. The Utilization of of Yucca, Sotol and Beargrass by the Aborigines in the American Southwest, University of New Mexico Bulletin 5(5):1-74, page 60

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Scientific name: Dasylirion durangensis
Common names:
Family: Agavaceae
Family (APG): Asparagaceae
Native American Tribe: Tarahumara
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Used in the annual ceremonial curing of animals and fields from sickness and lightning.

RECRD: 40588 id: 12056

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