Fabaceae Astragalus sp.

Vetch

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Orthopedic 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 27

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Scientific name: Astragalus sp.
Common names: Vetch
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of crushed leaves applied to lame back.

RECRD: 82884 id: 6561

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