Poaceae Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.
Galleta
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Pediatric 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 16
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Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.
Scientific name: Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.
USDA symbol: PLJA (
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Common names: Galleta
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Cold infusion given to babies to make them 'want to eat a lot.'
RECRD: 87476 id: 28622