Onagraceae Oenothera pallida ssp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W. Klein

Pale Eveningprimrose

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38

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Scientific name: Oenothera pallida ssp. runcinata (Engelm.) Munz & W. Klein
USDA symbol: OEPAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pale Eveningprimrose
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Decoction of root and leaves used as a lotion for snake bites.

RECRD: 90399 id: 24330

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