Asteraceae Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh

Ragwort Groundsel

Navajo - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156

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Scientific name: Senecio spartioides var. multicapitatus (Greenm. ex Rydb.) Welsh
USDA symbol: SESPM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Ragwort Groundsel
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plants used as a steam bath for sores.

RECRD: 95111 id: 37689

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