Ephedraceae Ephedra torreyana S. Wats.

Torrey's Jointfir

Keres, Western - Drug, Diaphoretic

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Stems used as an ingredient in the sweatbath.

RECRD: 30167 id: 13165

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