Asteraceae Eupatorium purpureum L.
Sweetscented Joepyeweed
Navajo - Drug, Antidote
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 85
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Eupatorium purpureum L.
Scientific name: Eupatorium purpureum L.
USDA symbol: EUPUP (
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Common names: Sweetscented Joepyeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidote
Notes: Plant used as an antidote for poison.
RECRD: 86088 id: 14564