Asteraceae Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.

Mulesears Wyethia

Shoshoni - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

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 148

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Scientific name: Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: WYAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mulesears Wyethia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of root used as a wash for measles.

RECRD: 97409 id: 43587

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