Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 16

View all documented uses for Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

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Scientific name: Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.
USDA symbol: POMO5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Infusion of ashes taken for palpitations.

RECRD: 92063 id: 29049

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