Chenopodiaceae Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
Winterfat
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Antidote
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 25
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Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
Scientific name: Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A.D.J. Meeuse & Smit
USDA symbol: KRLA2 (
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Common names: Winterfat
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidote
Notes: Cold infusion of plant taken as needed for datura poisoning.
RECRD: 86228 id: 19345