Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Silverleaf Nightshade
Keresan - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
White, Leslie A, 1945, Notes on the Ethnobotany of the Keres, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters 30:557-568, page 562
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Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
Scientific name: Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.
USDA symbol: SOEL (
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Common names: Silverleaf Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Keresan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken by nursing mothers to sustain milk flow.
RECRD: 95445 id: 38269