Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Lehm.

Narrowleaf Gromwell

Navajo - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 71

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Scientific name: Lithospermum incisum Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIIN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Roots used for soreness at the attachment of the umbilical cord.

RECRD: 88876 id: 20584