Onagraceae Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

Coast Willowweed

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

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 32

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Scientific name: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
USDA symbol: EPCIC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Coast Willowweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Infusion used as lotion and poultice of roots applied to muscular cramps.

RECRD: 85442 id: 13263

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