Orchidaceae Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.

Summer Coralroot

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 17

View all documented uses for Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.

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Scientific name: Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
USDA symbol: COMAO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Summer Coralroot
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant used as a lotion for ringworm or skin disease.

RECRD: 84406 id: 10688

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