Asteraceae Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray

Golden Crownbeard

Hopi - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 99

View all documented uses for Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray

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Scientific name: Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Gray
USDA symbol: VEENE3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Golden Crownbeard
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant said to remove fever and itch from a spider bite.

RECRD: 97037 id: 42894

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