Viscaceae Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray

Juniper Mistletoe

Zuni - Drug, Emetic

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 377

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Scientific name: Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray
USDA symbol: PHJU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Juniper Mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken as an emetic for stomachaches.

RECRD: 21271 id: 26522

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