Solanaceae Nicotiana obtusifolia var. obtusifolia

Desert Tobacco

Cahuilla - Drug, Ear Medicine

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 90

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Scientific name: Nicotiana obtusifolia var. obtusifolia
USDA symbol: NIOBO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Tobacco
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Leaf smoke blown into the ear and covered with a warm pad for earaches.

RECRD: 11550 id: 23846