Loasaceae Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Smoothstem Blazingstar
Cheyenne - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 30
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Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Scientific name: Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: MELAL3 (
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Common names: Smoothstem Blazingstar
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Roots used for fevers.
RECRD: 89699 id: 22897