Dried plant matter

Museum number:
3-27229
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3026
Description:
Ethnobotanical sample; used on children to promote weight gain, cure colds and too much crying; dried green twigs and leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba de la Pastora. This is a plant that is used for children mostly. It is used to help gain weight, and to cure baby sickness such as cold or too much crying. Dosage: One tablespoon in one liter of water boiled. To be drunk before meals.
Donor:
Charles Perez Allen
Collection place:
Guaymas (city), Sonora, Mexico
Collector:
Charles Perez Allen
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Dried plant matter, accession number 3-27229, described as Ethnobotanical sample; used on children to promote weight gain, cure colds and too much crying; dried green twigs and leaves. Sold as medicine. Native name: Yerba de la Pastora. This is a plant that is used for children mostly. It is used to help gain weight, and to cure baby sickness such as cold or too much crying. Dosage: One tablespoon in one liter of water boiled. To be drunk before meals.

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