Polemoniaceae Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Lavender Woolstar
Shoshoni - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 80, 81
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Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
Scientific name: Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: ERFI (
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Common names: Lavender Woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a bath for rheumatic pains.
RECRD: 85528 id: 13559