Salicaceae Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.

Pacific Willow

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Disinfectant

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 22

View all documented uses for Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.

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Scientific name: Salix lucida ssp. lasiandra (Benth.) E. Murr.
USDA symbol: SALUL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Painted internode of stem held by baby for 'lightning infection.'

RECRD: 94390 id: 35969

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