Scrophulariaceae Epixiphium wislizeni (Engelm. ex Gray) Munz

Balloonbush

Keres, Western - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 53

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Scientific name: Epixiphium wislizeni (Engelm. ex Gray) Munz
USDA symbol: EPWI2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balloonbush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Leaves heated with stones and rubbed on swellings.

RECRD: 30289 id: 13282