Onagraceae Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium (Keck) Raven

Hummingbird Trumpet

Miwok - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 174

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Scientific name: Epilobium canum ssp. angustifolium (Keck) Raven
USDA symbol: EPCAA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hummingbird Trumpet
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken as a cathartic.

RECRD: 20327 id: 13255

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