Ephedraceae Ephedra torreyana S. Wats.

Torrey's Jointfir

Hopi - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 35, 63

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Scientific name: Ephedra torreyana S. Wats.
USDA symbol: EPTOT (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Torrey's Jointfir
Family: Ephedraceae
Family (APG): Ephedraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Plant used for syphilis.

RECRD: 85362 id: 13162

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