Garryaceae Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
Pallid Silktassel
Kawaiisu - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 32
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Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
Scientific name: Garrya flavescens S. Wats.
USDA symbol: GAFL2 (
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Common names: Pallid Silktassel
Family: Garryaceae
Family (APG): Garryaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of leaves taken as a laxative.
RECRD: 86441 id: 15552