Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing Saltbush

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 148

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Scientific name: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: ATCAC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fourwing Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used for ant bites.

RECRD: 82905 id: 6626

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