Brassicaceae Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt.
Desert Princesplume
Paiute - Drug, Tonic
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 142
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Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt.
Scientific name: Stanleya pinnata (Pursh) Britt.
USDA symbol: STPIP (
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Common names: Desert Princesplume
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of root taken as a tonic for general debility after an illness.
RECRD: 95714 id: 38841