Celastraceae Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum M.E. Jones

Spiny Greasebush

Shoshoni - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 75

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Scientific name: Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum M.E. Jones
USDA symbol: GLSPA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Spiny Greasebush
Family: Celastraceae
Family (APG): Celastraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of shrub taken regularly for tuberculosis.

RECRD: 86781 id: 16016

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