Asclepiadaceae Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.

Dwarf Milkweed

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Toothache Remedy

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 36

View all documented uses for Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.

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Scientific name: Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: ASIN14 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dwarf Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Poultice of heated roots applied for toothaches.

RECRD: 82604 id: 6147

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