Viscaceae Phoradendron villosum (Nutt.) Nutt.

Oak Mistletoe

Kawaiisu - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

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

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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: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Infusion of plant used as a wash on limbs affected by rheumatism.

RECRD: 91159 id: 26559

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