Asteraceae Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & Gray

San Joaquin Snakeweed

Kawaiisu - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 33

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Scientific name: Gutierrezia californica (DC.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: GUCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: San Joaquin Snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of heated plant applied to aching back or limbs.

RECRD: 86960 id: 16262

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