Polygonaceae Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Zuni - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 49
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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: Zuni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken after parturition to heal lacerations.
RECRD: 85758 id: 14009