Fabaceae Prosopis velutina Woot.

Velvet Mesquite

Pima - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 79

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Scientific name: Prosopis velutina Woot.
USDA symbol: PRVE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Velvet Mesquite
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Pima
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of inner bark taken as a cathartic.

RECRD: 92351 id: 30124

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