Brassicaceae Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller
Mid Bladderpod
Hopi - Drug, Emetic
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 77
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Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller
Scientific name: Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller
USDA symbol: LEIN3 (
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Common names: Mid Bladderpod
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of root taken as a ceremonial emetic.
RECRD: 88625 id: 19972