Lamiaceae Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt.
American Dragonhead
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Antidiarrheal
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 40
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Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt.
Scientific name: Dracocephalum parviflorum Nutt.
USDA symbol: DRPA2 (
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Common names: American Dragonhead
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Plant used for infants with diarrhea.
RECRD: 85175 id: 12669