Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

Skyrocket Gilia

Hopi - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 321

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Scientific name: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
USDA symbol: IPAGA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skyrocket Gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant used after birth when the mother lied in bed for 15 or 20 days.

RECRD: 21409 id: 17915

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