Parthenium incanum
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| Parthenium incanum growing in Walnut Canyon at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico | |
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| Species: | P. Incanum
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| Parthenium Incanum | |
Parthenium incanum (common name Mariola or New Mexico rubber plant) is a plant in the genus Parthenium of the family Asteraceae.
Human uses
The Jicarilla used Mariola for a medicine which was rubbed over pregnant women's abdomens to relieve discomfort. The medicine was prepared by boiling this plant's leaves.[2]
References
- ^ Nova Genera et Species Plantarum 4:260, t. 391. 1820 "Plant Name Details for Parthenium incanum". IPNI. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ Opler, Morris E. (1946). Childhood and youth in Jicarilla Apache society. Publications of the Frederick Webb Hodge Anniversary Fund (Vol. 5). Los Angeles: The Southwest Museum Administrator of the Fund.
External links
- Mariola (Texas Native Plants Database)
- Parthenium incanum Kunth (USDA)
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