Cyperaceae Carex inops ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins

Sun Sedge

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 19

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Scientific name: Carex inops ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins
USDA symbol: CAINH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sun Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Cold infusion of plant taken to relieve discomfort from overeating.

RECRD: 83406 id: 8069

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