Asteraceae Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Cheyenne - Drug, Psychological Aid
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 20
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Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa
Scientific name: Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa
USDA symbol: ERNAN5 (
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Common names: Rubber Rabbitbrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Burning leaf and branch smoke used to drive away the cause of nightmares.
RECRD: 83999 id: 13646