Asteraceae Grindelia nana Nutt.
Idaho Gumweed
Shoshoni - Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 81, 82
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Grindelia nana Nutt.
Scientific name: Grindelia nana Nutt.
USDA symbol: GRNAN (
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Common names: Idaho Gumweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of boiled plant applied to broken leg bones.
RECRD: 86928 id: 16183