Cucurbitaceae Marah horridus (Congd.) S.T. Dunn

Sierran Manroot

Kawaiisu - Drug, Ear Medicine

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 40

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Scientific name: Marah horridus (Congd.) S.T. Dunn
USDA symbol: MAHO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sierran Manroot
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Roasted seeds placed in the ear for earaches.

RECRD: 89441 id: 22385