Asteraceae Ambrosia psilostachya DC.

Cuman Ragweed

Gosiute - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 361

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Scientific name: Ambrosia psilostachya DC.
USDA symbol: AMPS (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cuman Ragweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Poultice of steeped leaves applied to sore eyes.

RECRD: 81037 id: 2879

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