Caryophyllaceae Silene laciniata ssp. greggii (Gray) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire

Gregg's Campion

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 27

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Scientific name: Silene laciniata ssp. greggii (Gray) C.L. Hitchc. & Maguire
USDA symbol: SILAG2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gregg's Campion
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken for mad dog or mad coyote bite.

RECRD: 95181 id: 37986

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