Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Silverleaf Nightshade
Navajo - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 75
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Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Scientific name: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
USDA symbol: SOEL (
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Common names: Silverleaf Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Plant used for sore eyes.
RECRD: 95446 id: 38271