Celastraceae Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.

Boxleaf Myrtle

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Emetic

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 36

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Scientific name: Paxistima myrsinites (Pursh) Raf.
USDA symbol: PAMY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Boxleaf Myrtle
Family: Celastraceae
Family (APG): Celastraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Plant used as an emetic in various ceremonies.

RECRD: 90721 id: 25594

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