Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia neomexicana Thurb. ex Torr.

New Mexico Scorpionweed

Zuni - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 376

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Scientific name: Phacelia neomexicana Thurb. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: PHNE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: New Mexico Scorpionweed
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Powdered root mixed with water and used for rashes.

RECRD: 21263 id: 26270

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