Papaveraceae Argemone hispida Gray
Rough Pricklypoppy
Shoshoni - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42
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Argemone hispida Gray
Scientific name: Argemone hispida Gray
USDA symbol: ARHI4 (
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Common names: Rough Pricklypoppy
Family: Papaveraceae
Family (APG): Papaveraceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of seeds taken as a physic.
RECRD: 21022 id: 4739