Asteraceae Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum

Willowleaf Aster

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Eye Medicine

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 48

View all documented uses for Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum

---

Scientific name: Symphyotrichum praealtum var. praealtum
USDA symbol: SYPRP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Willowleaf Aster
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Cold infusion of whole plant used as a ceremonial eyewash.

RECRD: 82806 id: 39193

---