Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.
Rocky Mountain Spurge
Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 60
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Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.
Scientific name: Euphorbia brachycera Engelm.
USDA symbol: EUBR (
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Common names: Rocky Mountain Spurge
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant rubbed as a liniment or poultice of plant applied to boils and pimples.
RECRD: 86214 id: 14575