Polemoniaceae Gilia rigidula ssp. acerosa (Gray) Wherry

Bluebowls

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 45

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Scientific name: Gilia rigidula ssp. acerosa (Gray) Wherry
USDA symbol: GIRIA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bluebowls
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Crushed plant used to massage the muscles for cramps.

RECRD: 30200 id: 15967

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