Ranunculaceae Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
Alkali Buttercup
Navajo - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96
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Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
Scientific name: Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
USDA symbol: RACY (
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Common names: Alkali Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Plant used for syphilis.
RECRD: 93285 id: 32670