Viscaceae Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.

Oak Mistletoe

Kawaiisu - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 49

View all documented uses for Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.

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Scientific name: Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: PHVI9 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oak Mistletoe
Family: Viscaceae
Family (APG): Santalaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Infusion of plant taken first two months of pregnancy to cause an abortion.

RECRD: 91158 id: 26558

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