Solanaceae Datura sp.

Jimson Weed

Navajo - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 73

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Scientific name: Datura sp.
Common names: Jimson Weed
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Raw, dried roots chewed in a ceremony for chills and fevers.

RECRD: 84993 id: 12102

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