Primulaceae Androsace septentrionalis L.

Pygmyflower Rockjasmine

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 38, 39

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Scientific name: Androsace septentrionalis L.
USDA symbol: ANSES3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pygmyflower Rockjasmine
Family: Primulaceae
Family (APG): Primulaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Compound decoction of plant taken before sweatbath for venereal disease.

RECRD: 81147 id: 3321

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