Caryophyllaceae Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W.A. Weber & R.L. Hartman

Tuber Starwort

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 22

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Scientific name: Pseudostellaria jamesiana (Torr.) W.A. Weber & R.L. Hartman
USDA symbol: PSJA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tuber Starwort
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to hailstone injuries.

RECRD: 95727 id: 31143

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