Asclepiadaceae Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
Dwarf Milkweed
Zuni - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye, 1980, A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388, page 373
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Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
Scientific name: Asclepias involucrata Engelm. ex Torr.
USDA symbol: ASIN14 (
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Common names: Dwarf Milkweed
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Family (APG): Apocynaceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Dry powdered root and saliva used for unspecified illness.
RECRD: 21227 id: 6148