About Acourtia wrightii (A.Gray) Reveal & R.M.King
Acourtia wrightii, commonly known as brownfoot, is a North American plant species belonging to the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States, specifically Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, southern Utah, and southern Nevada, as well as northern Mexico, including Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, and Zacateca. This plant has documented traditional medicinal uses across several Indigenous North American groups. The Kayenta Navajo use it to aid difficult labor and as a postpartum medicine. The Hualapai apply a poultice made from the plant's woolly cotton-like growth to open, bleeding wounds, while the Pima use it as a styptic.
