Asteraceae Townsendia strigosa Nutt.

Hairy Townsendia

Navajo - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 89

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Scientific name: Townsendia strigosa Nutt.
USDA symbol: TOST (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hairy Townsendia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of crushed, dried leaves taken to accelerate deliverance.

RECRD: 96281 id: 40435

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