Cucurbitaceae Echinocystis brandegei Cogn.
Tubatulabal - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59
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Echinocystis brandegei Cogn.
Scientific name: Echinocystis brandegei Cogn.
Common names:
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Tubatulabal
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Burned, ripe seeds rubbed on newborn baby's navel.
RECRD: 89460 id: 12930