Chenopodiaceae Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.

Greasewood

Paiute - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

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 138139

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Scientific name: Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
USDA symbol: SAVE4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Greasewood
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Infusion of burned plant taken for rectal bleeding.

RECRD: 94896 id: 37169

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