Polygonaceae Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Diegueno - Drug, Heart Medicine
Use documented by:
Hinton, Leanne, 1975, Notes on La Huerta Diegueno Ethnobotany, Journal of California Anthropology 2:214-222, page 216
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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: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Decoction of dried flowers or dried roots taken for a healthy heart.
RECRD: 5204 id: 14004