Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth

Missouri Gourd

Paiute - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 62, 63

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Scientific name: Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth
USDA symbol: CUFO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Missouri Gourd
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of root taken as an emetic for venereal disease.

RECRD: 84747 id: 11624

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