Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde

Giant Horsetail

Tolowa - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 29

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Scientific name: Equisetum telmateia var. braunii (Milde) Milde
USDA symbol: EQTEB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Stem rubbed on child's teeth to keep them from gritting their teeth.

RECRD: 5855 id: 13539

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