Asteraceae Tetradymia canescens DC.
Spineless Horsebrush
Shoshoni - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 144
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Tetradymia canescens DC.
Scientific name: Tetradymia canescens DC.
USDA symbol: TECA2 (
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Common names: Spineless Horsebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion or decoction of dried plant taken as a physic.
RECRD: 96072 id: 39658