Polygonaceae Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.

Slender Buckwheat

Shoshoni - Drug, Orthopedic 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

View all documented uses for Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.

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Scientific name: Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.
USDA symbol: ERMIM2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slender Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Decoction of whole plant used as a wash or as a compress for lameness.

RECRD: 85734 id: 14084

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