Brassicaceae Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.

Heartleaf Twistflower

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 25

View all documented uses for Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.

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Scientific name: Streptanthus cordatus Nutt.
USDA symbol: STCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Heartleaf Twistflower
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Root juice used as eye drops for sore eyes.

RECRD: 95750 id: 38955

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