Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Cheyenne - Drug, Sedative
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 4
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Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Scientific name: Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
USDA symbol: JUSC2 (
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Common names: Rocky Mountain Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Infusion of boughs or fleshy cones taken as a sedative.
RECRD: 88174 id: 18956