Fabaceae Prosopis glandulosa Torr.

Honey Mesquite

Apache, Mescalero - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 37

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Scientific name: Prosopis glandulosa Torr.
USDA symbol: PRGLG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Honey Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Juice from leaves used for irritated eye lids.

RECRD: 45696 id: 29943

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