Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small

Fendler's Sandmat

Hopi - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 33, 83-84

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Scientific name: Chamaesyce fendleri (Torr. & Gray) Small
USDA symbol: CHFE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fendler's Sandmat
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Dried, ground plant used as soothing lip balm.

RECRD: 86140 id: 9161

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