Fabaceae Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta
Spiny Milkvetch
Navajo - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 56
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Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta
Scientific name: Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta
USDA symbol: ASKEK (
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Common names: Spiny Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Plant used for rabies.
RECRD: 82881 id: 6504