Brassicaceae Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
Common Pepperweed
Mahuna - Drug, Dietary Aid
Use documented by:
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 66
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Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
Scientific name: Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.
USDA symbol: LEDED (
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Common names: Common Pepperweed
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Mahuna
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken as a reducing aid.
RECRD: 88592 id: 19917