Onagraceae Gaura hexandra ssp. gracilis (Woot. & Standl.) Raven & Gregory

Harlequinbush

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 37

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Scientific name: Gaura hexandra ssp. gracilis (Woot. & Standl.) Raven & Gregory
USDA symbol: GAHEG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Harlequinbush
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken for stomachache.

RECRD: 86480 id: 15709

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