Solanaceae Solanum xanti Gray
Purple Nightshade
Kawaiisu - Drug, Dermatological Aid
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 64
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Solanum xanti Gray
Scientific name: Solanum xanti Gray
USDA symbol: SOXAX (
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Common names: Purple Nightshade
Family: Solanaceae
Family (APG): Solanaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of heated plant applied to sores.
RECRD: 95480 id: 38368