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

Golden Crownbeard

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological 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 51

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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: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken and plant used as a lotion for spider bites.

RECRD: 97041 id: 42897

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