VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Hymenoclea salsola | White Burrobrush 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
Some arroyo habitats where white burrobrush occurs provide den sites for
the desert tortoise [43].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
The Seri Indians of Sonora, Mexico, use white burrobrush twigs and stems
in several remedies.  The twigs or leaves are mixed with all-thorn
(Koeberlinia spinosa) twigs, boiled, and the tea taken to treat skin
rashes.  Seri also drank the tea to relieve pain in the lungs and
trachea, and to reduce swelling.  Additionally, they use white
burrobrush as a remedy for rheumatism [10].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
White burrobrush causes hay fever [3,22].

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