Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.

Silverleaf Nightshade

Isleta - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Jones, Volney H., 1931, The Ethnobotany of the Isleta Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 43

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Scientific name: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
USDA symbol: SOEL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silverleaf Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Isleta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Raw seed pods eaten or boiled into a syrup and taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 30729 id: 38268

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