Asteraceae Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus (Rydb.) I.M. Johnston
Fineleaf Hymenopappus
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 52
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Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus (Rydb.) I.M. Johnston
Scientific name: Hymenopappus filifolius var. cinereus (Rydb.) I.M. Johnston
USDA symbol: HYFIC (
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Common names: Fineleaf Hymenopappus
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Cold infusion of root used as 'life medicine.'
RECRD: 87599 id: 17572