Chenopodiaceae Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

Fourwing Saltbush

Zuni - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 44

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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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of dried root and blossoms or poultice of blossoms used for ant bites.

RECRD: 82918 id: 6651

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