Rosaceae Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson

Mexican Cliffrose

Shoshoni - Drug, Disinfectant

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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Scientific name: Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson
USDA symbol: PUME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mexican Cliffrose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Decoction of plant parts used as an antiseptic wash for smallpox or measles.

RECRD: 84666 id: 31639

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