Polemoniaceae Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.

Granite Pricklygilia

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gynecological 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 40

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Scientific name: Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt.
USDA symbol: LEPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Granite Pricklygilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken during pregnancy keeps baby small, for easy labor.

RECRD: 88610 id: 19954

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