Hydrophyllaceae Nama hispidum Gray

Bristly Nama

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 39

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Scientific name: Nama hispidum Gray
USDA symbol: NAHI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bristly Nama
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for spider or tarantula bites.

RECRD: 90069 id: 23589