Brassicaceae Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii

Wright's Thelypody

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Pediatric Aid

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

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Scientific name: Thelypodium wrightii ssp. wrightii
USDA symbol: THWRW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wright's Thelypody
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Plant tied to cradle bow to make baby sleep.

RECRD: 96137 id: 39802

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