Asteraceae Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene
Orange Agoseris
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 47
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Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene
Scientific name: Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene
USDA symbol: AGAUA (
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Common names: Orange Agoseris
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Cold infusion taken and used as lotion for arrow or bullet wounds.
RECRD: 80742 id: 1898