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Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Plant used as ceremonial emetic.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Dried root or leaf used as dusting powder on skin sores or infant's sore navel.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Diuretic
Cold infusion of plant taken by hunters for anuria.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Emetic
Plant used as ceremonial emetic.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Hunting Medicine
Lotion from plant applied to body for protection while hunting and in war.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Panacea
Root used as a 'life medicine.'
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid
Cold infusion of root used for birth injuries.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Pediatric Aid
Dried root or leaves used as dusting powder for skin sores or infant's sore navel.
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 43
Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
USDA BEPL 		Navajo, Ramah Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Lotion from plant applied to body for protection from witches.
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 43