Ephedraceae Ephedra viridis Coville
Mormon Tea
Tubatulabal - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 59
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Ephedra viridis Coville
Scientific name: Ephedra viridis Coville
USDA symbol: EPVI (
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Common names: Mormon Tea
Family: Ephedraceae
Family (APG): Ephedraceae
Native American Tribe: Tubatulabal
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of stalks and leaves used for the blood.
RECRD: 85399 id: 13226