Convolvulaceae Convolvulus arvensis L.
Field Bindweed
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 39
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Convolvulus arvensis L.
Scientific name: Convolvulus arvensis L.
USDA symbol: COAR4 (
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Common names: Field Bindweed
Family: Convolvulaceae
Family (APG): Convolvulaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Cold infusion of plant taken and used as a lotion for spider bites.
RECRD: 84365 id: 10590