Asteraceae Hymenopappus filifolius Hook.
Fineleaf Hymenopappus
Zuni - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 54, 55
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Hymenopappus filifolius Hook.
Scientific name: Hymenopappus filifolius Hook.
USDA symbol: HYFIF (
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Common names: Fineleaf Hymenopappus
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Warm decoction of root taken as an emetic.
RECRD: 87601 id: 17568