Vitaceae Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc.

Woodbine

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 36

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Scientific name: Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) A.S. Hitchc.
USDA symbol: PAVI5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woodbine
Family: Vitaceae
Family (APG): Vitaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves and berries used as a lotion for swollen arm or leg.

RECRD: 90853 id: 25561

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