Chenopodiaceae Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats.

Shadscale Saltbush

Hopi - Drug, Anticonvulsive

Use documented by:
Colton, Harold S., 1974, Hopi History And Ethnobotany, IN D. A. Horr (ed.) Hopi Indians. Garland: New York., page 293

View all documented uses for Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats.

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Scientific name: Atriplex confertifolia (Torr. & Fr‚m.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ATCO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Shadscale Saltbush
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anticonvulsive
Notes: Plant burned and smoke inhaled for epileptic medicine.

RECRD: 21326 id: 6656

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