Cactaceae Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose

Saguaro

Papago - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 26

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Scientific name: Carnegia gigantea (Engelm.) Britt. & Rose
USDA symbol: CAGI7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Saguaro
Family: Cactaceae
Family (APG): Cactaceae
Native American Tribe: Papago
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Juice mixed with water, fermented and used as an intoxicating drink in ceremonies to bring rain.

RECRD: 43530 id: 8157

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