Asclepiadaceae Asclepias hallii Gray

Hall's Milkweed

Navajo - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 69

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Scientific name: Asclepias hallii Gray
USDA symbol: ASHA6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hall's Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant used as tonic after deliverance.

RECRD: 82585 id: 6123