Valerianaceae Valeriana acutiloba Rydb.
Sharpleaf Valerian
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
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 45
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Valeriana acutiloba Rydb.
Scientific name: Valeriana acutiloba Rydb.
USDA symbol: VAACA (
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Common names: Sharpleaf Valerian
Family: Valerianaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Plant used for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 96786 id: 42482