Asteraceae Eupatorium purpureum L.

Sweetscented Joepyeweed

Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 85

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Scientific name: Eupatorium purpureum L.
USDA symbol: EUPUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sweetscented Joepyeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for arrow wounds.

RECRD: 86089 id: 14565

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