Onagraceae Oenothera pallida Lindl.

Pale Eveningprimrose

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 34

View all documented uses for Oenothera pallida Lindl.

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Scientific name: Oenothera pallida Lindl.
USDA symbol: OEPAP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pale Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as dusting powder for venereal disease sores.

RECRD: 90385 id: 24320

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