Asteraceae Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) Nesom

Rose Heath

Zuni - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 55

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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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Infusion of whole plant rubbed on body for swelling and rheumatic pain.

RECRD: 88638 id: 9045

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