Asteraceae Cirsium neomexicanum Gray
New Mexico Thistle
Navajo - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 96
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Cirsium neomexicanum Gray
Scientific name: Cirsium neomexicanum Gray
USDA symbol: CINE (
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Common names: New Mexico Thistle
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Plant used for chills and fevers.
RECRD: 84117 id: 9963