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Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Acoma Food, Unspecified
Roots ground, mixed with corn meal and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 39
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Keres, Western Drug, Dietary Aid
Roots ground, mixed with corn flour and eaten to give one a good appetite and to make one fat.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Keres, Western Drug, Psychological Aid
Roots ground, mixed with corn flour and eaten to keep one from becoming greedy.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Keres, Western Other, Ceremonial Items
Flowers made into ceremonial necklaces.
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 24
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Laguna Food, Unspecified
Roots ground, mixed with corn meal and eaten.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 39
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for boils.
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 158
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant taken to 'remove the effects of swallowing a spider.'
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 46
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Cathartic
Plant used as a cathartic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Dermatological Aid
Plant used for insect bites.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Diaphoretic
Plant used as a sudorific.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Emetic
Plant used as an emetic.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Plant used for stomach cramps.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Kayenta Drug, Panacea
Plant used as a life medicine.
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 21
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Dermatological Aid
Cold infusion used as lotion for sores or sore mouth and to bathe perspiring feet.
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 26
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Navajo, Ramah Drug, Oral Aid
Cold infusion used as lotion for sores or sore mouth.
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 26
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Ute Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Roots and flowers used for stomach and bowel troubles.
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1909, Some Plant Names of the Ute Indians, American Anthropologist 11:27-40, page 32
Abronia fragrans Nutt. ex Hook.
Snowball Sand Verbena
USDA ABFR2
Zuni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Fresh flowers eaten for stomachaches.
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 377