Rosaceae Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Mexican Cliffrose
Shoshoni - Drug, Cathartic
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 61
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Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
Scientific name: Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUME (
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Common names: Mexican Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of leaves and stems or flowers taken as a physic.
RECRD: 84664 id: 31637