Nyctaginaceae Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
Zuni - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377
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Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: ABFR2 (
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Common names: Snowball Sand Verbena
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Fresh flowers eaten for stomachaches.
RECRD: 21272 id: 364