Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce lata (Engelm.) Small
Hoary Sandmat
Navajo - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 151
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Chamaesyce lata (Engelm.) Small
Scientific name: Chamaesyce lata (Engelm.) Small
USDA symbol: CHLA10 (
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Common names: Hoary Sandmat
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Plant used as a purge.
RECRD: 86213 id: 9178