Asteraceae Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens

Cutleaf Goldenweed

Zuni - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 56

View all documented uses for Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens

Scientific name: Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens var. canescens
USDA symbol: MACAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cutleaf Goldenweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken and rubbed on abdomen as an emetic.

RECRD: 89364 id: 21714