Asteraceae Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray

Canada Cockleburr

Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 164

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Scientific name: Xanthium strumarium var. canadense (P. Mill.) Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: XASTC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canada Cockleburr
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used to decrease perspiration.

RECRD: 97419 id: 43662

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