Nyctaginaceae Abronia villosa S. Wats.
Desert Sand Verbena
Shoshoni - Drug, Burn Dressing
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 30
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Abronia villosa S. Wats.
Scientific name: Abronia villosa S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ABVIV (
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Common names: Desert Sand Verbena
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of mashed roots applied to burns.
RECRD: 80131 id: 370