Polygonaceae Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Coahuilla - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Barrows, David Prescott, 1967, The Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, Banning CA. Malki Museum Press. Originally Published 1900, page 78
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Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Scientific name: Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
USDA symbol: ERFAF3 (
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Common names: Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Coahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of flower used as an eyewash.
RECRD: 85748 id: 13999