Cupressaceae Juniperus scopulorum Sarg.
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Navajo - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 20
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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: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Pounded mixture of herbs given to patient during the blackening ceremony of the War Dance.
RECRD: 2610 id: 18992