Ephedraceae Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats.

Nevada Jointfir

Apache, White Mountain - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Reagan, Albert B., 1929, Plants Used by the White Mountain Apache Indians of Arizona, Wisconsin Archeologist 8:143-61., page 157

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Scientific name: Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats.
USDA symbol: EPNE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nevada Jointfir
Family: Ephedraceae
Family (APG): Ephedraceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, White Mountain
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Infusion of stems and leaves taken for gonorrhea or first stages of syphilis.

RECRD: 85342 id: 13128

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