Orobanchaceae Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
Clustered Broomrape
Zuni - Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 61
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Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
Scientific name: Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ORFA (
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Common names: Clustered Broomrape
Family: Orobanchaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemorrhoid Remedy
Notes: Powdered plant inserted into rectum as a specific for hemorrhoids.
RECRD: 90508 id: 24912