Polygonaceae Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.
Slender Buckwheat
Paiute - Drug, Urinary Aid
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 72
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Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.
Scientific name: Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.
USDA symbol: ERMIM2 (
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Common names: Slender Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Decoction of stems and leaves used for bladder trouble.
RECRD: 85731 id: 14081