Rutaceae Ruta chalepensis L.

Fringed Rue

Diegueno - Drug, Ear Medicine

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 39

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Scientific name: Ruta chalepensis L.
USDA symbol: RUCH4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fringed Rue
Family: Rutaceae
Family (APG): Rutaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Mashed leaves wrapped in a piece of cotton and placed in the ear for earaches.

RECRD: 2545 id: 35527

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