Solanaceae Datura wrightii Regel
Sacred Thornapple
Cahuilla - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 60
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Datura wrightii Regel
Scientific name: Datura wrightii Regel
USDA symbol: DAWR2 (
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Common names: Sacred Thornapple
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Plant paste used for poisonous tarantula, snake, spider and other insect bites.
RECRD: 11401 id: 12137