Nyctaginaceae Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.

Wooton's Sandpuffs

Zuni - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 61

View all documented uses for Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.

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Scientific name: Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.
USDA symbol: TRCAW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wooton's Sandpuffs
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Infusion of powdered root taken for swollen glands, especially in the throat.

RECRD: 96427 id: 40780

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