Asteraceae Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.

Mulesears Wyethia

Gosiute - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 384

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Scientific name: Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: WYAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mulesears Wyethia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of roots applied to swollen limbs.

RECRD: 97380 id: 43580

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