Asteraceae Grindelia robusta Nutt.

Great Valley Gumweed

Karok - Other, Insecticide

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 389

View all documented uses for Grindelia robusta Nutt.

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Scientific name: Grindelia robusta Nutt.
USDA symbol: GRCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Great Valley Gumweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Decoction of roots used as a shampoo to kill hair lice.

RECRD: 86911 id: 16195

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