Asteraceae Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom

Rose Heath

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 45

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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: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant with sumac berries taken for bladder disease.

RECRD: 88636 id: 9040

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