Chenopodiaceae Suaeda moquinii (Torr.) Greene

Mojave Seablite

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

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 21

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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: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Plant used for bleeding bowels.

RECRD: 95775 id: 39015

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