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

Shadscale Saltbush

Paiute, Northern - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125

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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: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Leaves boiled and used as a liniment for sore muscles and aches.

RECRD: 8996 id: 6666

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