Asteraceae Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia (D.C. Eat.) B.L. Robins.

Narrowleaf Brickellbush

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 46

View all documented uses for Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia (D.C. Eat.) B.L. Robins.

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Scientific name: Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia (D.C. Eat.) B.L. Robins.
USDA symbol: BROBL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Narrowleaf Brickellbush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant lotion used on infant ear and finger sores caused by prenatal infection.

RECRD: 83263 id: 7562

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