Sacapellote

Scientific: Acourtia microcephala

Common: Sacapellote

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Chumash: ʼalašxalalaš

Roots were boiled by the Chumash to make a tea used to treat coughs and other pulmonary ailments. Also applied externally on sores. The Cahuilla people took a decoction of this plant for constipation.

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