Gentianaceae Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper

Desert Centaury

Miwok - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 168

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Scientific name: Centaurium exaltatum (Griseb.) W. Wight ex Piper
USDA symbol: CEEX (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Centaury
Family: Gentianaceae
Family (APG): Gentianaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of stems and leaves taken for internal pains.

RECRD: 20188 id: 8814

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