Fabaceae Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.

Nevada Smokebush

Paiute, Northern - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126

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Scientific name: Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PSPOP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nevada Smokebush
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of bark taken as a physic.

RECRD: 9006 id: 31381

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