Asteraceae Tetradymia comosa Gray
Hairy Horsebrush
Paiute - Drug, Cough Medicine
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 144145
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Tetradymia comosa Gray
Scientific name: Tetradymia comosa Gray
USDA symbol: TECO2 (
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Common names: Hairy Horsebrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Simple or compound decoction of stems and leaves taken for coughs.
RECRD: 96075 id: 39661