Scrophulariaceae Limosella aquatica L.
Water Mudwort
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Hunting Medicine
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 44
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Limosella aquatica L.
Scientific name: Limosella aquatica L.
USDA symbol: LIAQ (
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Common names: Water Mudwort
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Leaves ceremonially rubbed on body for protection while hunting.
RECRD: 88716 id: 20326