Boraginaceae Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson
Tawny Catseye
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
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 40
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Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson
Scientific name: Cryptantha fulvocanescens (S. Wats.) Payson
USDA symbol: CRFUF (
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Common names: Tawny Catseye
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Cold infusion used as lotion for snake bite.
RECRD: 84726 id: 11544