Acourtia wrightii
| Acourtia wrightii | |
|---|---|
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| dormant phase | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Acourtia |
| Species: | A. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acourtia wrightii (A. Gray) Reveal & King | |
| Synonyms | |
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Perezia wrightii | |
Acourtia wrightii, common name brownfoot, is a plant. It is used by the Kayenta Navajo for difficult labor and as a postpartum medicine.[1] The Hualapai also use it medicinally; in that they apply a poultice of the woolly "cotton" from the plant to open, bleeding wounds, [2] and the Pima use it as a styptic.[3]
References
- ↑ Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris 1951 The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho. Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press (p. 49)
- ↑ Watahomigie, Lucille J. 1982 Hualapai Ethnobotany. Peach Springs, AZ. Hualapai Bilingual Program, Peach Springs School District #8 (p. 49)
- ↑ Russell, Frank 1908 The Pima Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390 (p. 80)