Asteraceae Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (Greene) Jepson

Idaho Hymenopappus

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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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Scientific name: Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens (Greene) Jepson
USDA symbol: HYFIL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Idaho Hymenopappus
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion or decoction of plant taken and used as a lotion for arrow or bullet wound.

RECRD: 87596 id: 17579

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