Asteraceae Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt.
Longflower Rabbitbrush
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 49
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Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt.
Scientific name: Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt.
USDA symbol: CHDE2 (
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Common names: Longflower Rabbitbrush
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant used to facilitate labor and delivery of placenta.
RECRD: 83989 id: 9783