Boraginaceae Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Salt Heliotrope
Shoshoni - Drug, Venereal Aid
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 84, 85
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Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Scientific name: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
USDA symbol: HECUC2 (
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Common names: Salt Heliotrope
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for venereal disease.
RECRD: 87263 id: 16730