Chenopodiaceae Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene

Mojave Seablite

Hopi - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 31, 74

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Scientific name: Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene
USDA symbol: SUMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mojave Seablite
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used to bathe the doctor before administering to patients.

RECRD: 95774 id: 39013

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