Pinaceae Pinus edulis Engelm.
Twoneedle Pinyon
Zuni - Drug, Disinfectant
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 57, 58
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Pinus edulis Engelm.
Scientific name: Pinus edulis Engelm.
USDA symbol: PIED (
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Common names: Twoneedle Pinyon
Family: Pinaceae
Family (APG): Pinaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Powdered gum sprinkled on lanced groin swellings as an antiseptic.
RECRD: 91440 id: 27693