Cyperaceae Carex inops ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins
Sun Sedge
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Disinfectant
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 19
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Carex inops ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins
Scientific name: Carex inops ssp. heliophila (Mackenzie) Crins
USDA symbol: CAINH2 (
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Common names: Sun Sedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Family (APG): Cyperaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Cold infusion of plant used as lotion for 'eagle infections.'
RECRD: 83405 id: 8068