Scrophulariaceae Penstemon linarioides ssp. coloradoensis (A. Nels.) Keck

Colorado Penstemon

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gynecological Aid

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 44

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Scientific name: Penstemon linarioides ssp. coloradoensis (A. Nels.) Keck
USDA symbol: PELIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Colorado Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken early in pregnancy to insure birth of female child.

RECRD: 90977 id: 25928

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