Loasaceae Mentzelia sp.

Stick Leaf

Miwok - Drug, Poultice

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 171

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Scientific name: Mentzelia sp.
Common names: Stick Leaf
Family: Loasaceae
Family (APG): Loasaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Poultice
Notes: Pulverized seeds mixed with water, fox grease or wild cat grease, and applied as a poultice.

RECRD: 20264 id: 22932

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