Linaceae Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
Plains Flax
Zuni - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56
View all documented uses for
Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
Scientific name: Linum puberulum (Engelm.) Heller
USDA symbol: LIPU4 (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Plains Flax
Family: Linaceae
Family (APG): Linaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Berry juice squeezed into eye for inflammation.
RECRD: 88794 id: 20441