Asteraceae Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker
Bigelow's Rubberweed
Hopi - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 328
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Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker
Scientific name: Hymenoxys bigelovii (Gray) Parker
USDA symbol: HYBI2 (
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Common names: Bigelow's Rubberweed
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Used as a purge.
RECRD: 21434 id: 17590