Hydrophyllaceae Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt.
Narrowleaf Yerbasanta
Paiute - Drug, Cough Medicine
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 71, 72
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Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt.
Scientific name: Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt.
USDA symbol: ERAN2 (
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Common names: Narrowleaf Yerbasanta
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of leaves or shoots taken for coughs.
RECRD: 85683 id: 13836