Ranunculaceae Delphinium scaposum Greene

Tall Mountain Larkspur

Hopi - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 308

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Scientific name: Delphinium scaposum Greene
USDA symbol: DESC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Mountain Larkspur
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant and juniper used to bathe mother during the lying-in period.

RECRD: 21376 id: 12307