Asteraceae Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.
Wavyleaf Thistle
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Veterinary 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 50
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Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.
Scientific name: Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: CIUNU (
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Common names: Wavyleaf Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Veterinary Aid
Notes: Cold infusion of root used as a wash for livestock with eye diseases.
RECRD: 84151 id: 10023