Fabaceae Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats.

Sandstone Milkvetch

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Emetic

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 28

View all documented uses for Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Astragalus sesquiflorus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ASSE7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sandstone Milkvetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Plant used as a ceremonial emetic.

RECRD: 82873 id: 6548

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