Brassicaceae Lesquerella intermedia (S. Wats.) Heller
Mid Bladderpod
Hopi - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 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: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Root rubbed on abdomen when uterus failed to contract after childbirth.
RECRD: 88626 id: 19973