Scrophulariaceae Penstemon eatonii Gray
Eaton's Penstemon
Shoshoni - Drug, Burn Dressing
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 114
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Penstemon eatonii Gray
Scientific name: Penstemon eatonii Gray
USDA symbol: PEEAE2 (
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Common names: Eaton's Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Decoction of whole plant used as a wash for pain and healing of burns.
RECRD: 90964 id: 25882