Fabaceae Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh

American Licorice

Zuni - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376

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Scientific name: Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
USDA symbol: GLLE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Licorice
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Root chewed to keep the mouth sweet and moist.

RECRD: 21268 id: 16078

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