Ericaceae Pterospora andromedea Nutt.

Woodland Pinedrops

Keres, Western - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 64

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Scientific name: Pterospora andromedea Nutt.
USDA symbol: PTAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woodland Pinedrops
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Boiled plant used as an emetic.

RECRD: 30419 id: 31580

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