Polemoniaceae Phlox austromontana Coville

Desert Phlox

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Toothache Remedy

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 38

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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: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Crushed plant placed in cavity for toothaches.

RECRD: 91124 id: 26436

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