Saururaceae Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.

Yerba Mansa

Papago - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 65

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Scientific name: Anemopsis californica (Nutt.) Hook. & Arn.
USDA symbol: ANCA10 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yerba Mansa
Family: Saururaceae
Family (APG): Saururaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken as an emetic.

RECRD: 81218 id: 3396

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