Viscaceae Phoradendron juniperinum Engelm. ex Gray

Juniper Mistletoe

Zuni - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55

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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: Hemostat
Notes: Simple or compound infusion of twigs taken after childbirth to stop blood flow.

RECRD: 91171 id: 26525

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