Nyctaginaceae Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.

Wooton's Sandpuffs

Hopi - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 75

View all documented uses for Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.

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Scientific name: Tripterocalyx carnea var. wootonii (Standl.) L.A. Gal.
USDA symbol: TRCAW (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Wooton's Sandpuffs
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Family (APG): Nyctaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Plant placed on child's head to induce sleep.

RECRD: 96423 id: 40775

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