Gentianaceae Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.

Showy Frasera

Havasupai - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 236

View all documented uses for Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.

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Scientific name: Frasera speciosa Dougl. ex Griseb.
USDA symbol: FRSP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Showy Frasera
Family: Gentianaceae
Family (APG): Gentianaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Cooled decoction of roots used in conjunction with the sweat bath for gonorrhea.

RECRD: 7336 id: 15166

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