Cupressaceae Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Oneseed Juniper
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Diaphoretic
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 11, 12
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Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
Scientific name: Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg.
USDA symbol: JUMO (
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Common names: Oneseed Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Compound used as sweatbath medicine.
RECRD: 88082 id: 18691