Rosaceae Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson

Mexican Cliffrose

Havasupai - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Weber, Steven A. and P. David Seaman, 1985, Havasupai Habitat: A. F. Whiting's Ethnography of a Traditional Indian Culture, Tucson. The University of Arizona Press, page 223

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Scientific name: Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Havasupai
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of green branches, sagebrush and juniper used as a laxative for colds.

RECRD: 7269 id: 31624

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