Polemoniaceae Gilia sp.
Blue Gilia
Zuni - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 52, 53
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Gilia sp.
Scientific name: Gilia sp.
Common names: Blue Gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Warm infusion of plant taken as a laxative.
RECRD: 86722 id: 15975