Polemoniaceae Phlox austromontana Coville

Desert Phlox

Havasupai - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 238

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Scientific name: Phlox austromontana Coville
USDA symbol: PHAUA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of pounded roots given to babies with stomachaches.

RECRD: 7343 id: 26434