Brassicaceae Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
Heartleaf Twistflower
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25
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Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
Scientific name: Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
USDA symbol: STCOC (
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Common names: Heartleaf Twistflower
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Root juice used as eye drops for sore eyes.
RECRD: 95750 id: 38955