Euphorbiaceae Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Thymeleaf Sandmat

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 35

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Scientific name: Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia
USDA symbol: CHSES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Thymeleaf Sandmat
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Family (APG): Euphorbiaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Pulverized plant used topically as a lactagogue and for breast injuries.

RECRD: 86203 id: 9242

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