Orobanchaceae Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
Clustered Broomrape
Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 153
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Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
Scientific name: Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ORFA (
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Common names: Clustered Broomrape
Family: Orobanchaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to wounds and open sores.
RECRD: 90505 id: 24907