Orchidaceae Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook.
Giant Helleborine
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17
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Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: EPGI (
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Common names: Giant Helleborine
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used in girl's puberty rite.
RECRD: 85446 id: 13278