Cactaceae Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.

Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus

Navajo - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 64

View all documented uses for Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.

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Scientific name: Echinocereus coccineus Engelm.
USDA symbol: ECCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Plant used as a heart stimulant.

RECRD: 85297 id: 12879

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