Scrophulariaceae Castilleja linariifolia Benth.

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gynecological 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 44

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Scientific name: Castilleja linariifolia Benth.
USDA symbol: CALI4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wyoming Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of leaf taken during pregnancy to keep baby small, for easy labor.

RECRD: 83545 id: 8488

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