Chenopodiaceae Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit

Winterfat

Tewa - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 317

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Scientific name: Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
USDA symbol: KRLA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Winterfat
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of leaves used for fever.

RECRD: 21400 id: 19353

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