Fabaceae Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & St. John
Bush Vetchling
Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 28
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Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & St. John
Scientific name: Lathyrus eucosmus Butters & St. John
USDA symbol: LAEU (
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Common names: Bush Vetchling
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant used to remove placenta.
RECRD: 88533 id: 19697