Boraginaceae Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Thicksepal Catseye
Zuni - Drug, Stimulant
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 45
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Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene
Scientific name: Cryptantha crassisepala (Torr. & Gray) Greene
USDA symbol: CRCRC (
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Common names: Thicksepal Catseye
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Hot infusion of pulverized plant applied to limbs for fatigue.
RECRD: 84717 id: 11536