Ranunculaceae Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
Alkali Buttercup
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 27
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Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
Scientific name: Ranunculus cymbalaria Pursh
USDA symbol: RACY (
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Common names: Alkali Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Plant used as an emetic in various ceremonies.
RECRD: 93287 id: 32672