Fabaceae Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.

Slimflower Scurfpea

Zuni - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 58

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Scientific name: Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PSTE5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slimflower Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Poultice of moistened leaves applied to any body part for purification.

RECRD: 92816 id: 31378

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