Asteraceae Picradeniopsis oppositifolia (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Britt.
Oppositeleaf Bahia
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 49
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Picradeniopsis oppositifolia (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Britt.
Scientific name: Picradeniopsis oppositifolia (Nutt.) Rydb. ex Britt.
USDA symbol: PIOP (
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Common names: Oppositeleaf Bahia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed leaves applied to red ant bites.
RECRD: 82943 id: 27305