Scrophulariaceae Penstemon sp.

Penstemon

Navajo - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 77

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Scientific name: Penstemon sp.
Common names: Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Infusion taken and poultice of pounded leaves applied to rattlesnake bites.

RECRD: 90993 id: 25940

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