Asteraceae Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray

Threadleaf Snakeweed

Navajo - Drug, Veterinary Aid

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 151

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Scientific name: Gutierrezia microcephala (DC.) Gray
USDA symbol: GUMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Threadleaf Snakeweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to the back and legs of horses.

RECRD: 86970 id: 16269

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