Orchidaceae Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook.

Giant Helleborine

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Pediatric Aid

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

View all documented uses for Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook.

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Scientific name: Epipactis gigantea Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: EPGI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Helleborine
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Plant used to purify a newborn infant and plant used in girl's puberty rite.

RECRD: 85447 id: 13280

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