Psilostrophe tagetina explained

Psilostrophe tagetina is a flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name woolly paperflower. It is native to Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and northwestern Mexico.[1]

Uses

Ramah Navajo use a strong infusion as cathartic, also used to treat stomachache, as an eyewash, as a lotion for itching, or in cold infusion gargled or in poultice of leaves applied for sore throat. Keres, Zuni and White Mountain Apache use flowers to make yellow dye. Zuni also make a compound poultice of root to treat rattlesnake bite.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PLANTS Profile Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene woolly paperflower USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service. 26 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Psilostrophe tagetina. University of Michigan Dearborn. 27 April 2011.