Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
Thymeleaf Sandmat
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological 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 35
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Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
Scientific name: Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
USDA symbol: CHSES (
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Common names: Thymeleaf Sandmat
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used topically for warts and poison ivy.
RECRD: 86201 id: 9240