Asteraceae Tetraneuris argentea (Gray) Greene
Perkysue
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological 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 44
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Tetraneuris argentea (Gray) Greene
Scientific name: Tetraneuris argentea (Gray) Greene
USDA symbol: TEAR4 (
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Common names: Perkysue
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for eczema.
RECRD: 87607 id: 39680