Asteraceae Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom

Rose Heath

Hopi - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 36, 95

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Scientific name: Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom
USDA symbol: CHER2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rose Heath
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Infusion of root used to 'quiet the baby.'

RECRD: 82798 id: 9036

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