Chenopodiaceae Salsola tragus L.

Prickly Russian Thistle

Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 44

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Scientific name: Salsola tragus L.
USDA symbol: SATR12 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prickly Russian Thistle
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed plants applied to ant, bee and wasp stings.

RECRD: 94512 id: 36350

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