Scrophulariaceae Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
White River Coraldrops
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Pediatric Aid
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 43
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Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
Scientific name: Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.
USDA symbol: BEPL (
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Common names: White River Coraldrops
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Dried root or leaves used as dusting powder for skin sores or infant's sore navel.
RECRD: 83102 id: 7069