Plantaginaceae Plantago ovata Forsk.

Desert Indianwheat

Pima - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1949, By the Prophet of the Earth, Sante Fe. San Vicente Foundation, page 96

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Scientific name: Plantago ovata Forsk.
USDA symbol: PLOV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Indianwheat
Family: Plantaginaceae
Family (APG): Plantaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Cold infusion of seeds taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 91707 id: 28483