Viscaceae Phoradendron sp.

Mistletoe

Papago - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65

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Scientific name: Phoradendron sp.
Common names: Mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken and bed of heated branches used for menstrual cramps.

RECRD: 91185 id: 26556

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