Solanaceae Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Coyote Tobacco
Tewa - Drug, Nose Medicine
Use documented by:
Robbins, W.W., J.P. Harrington and B. Freire-Marreco, 1916, Ethnobotany of the Tewa Indians, SI-BAE Bulletin #55, page 103104
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Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
Scientific name: Nicotiana attenuata Torr. ex S. Wats.
USDA symbol: NIAT (
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Common names: Coyote Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Tewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Nose Medicine
Notes: Snuff of leaves used for 'a discharge from the nose.'
RECRD: 90174 id: 23808