Polygonaceae Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Dougl. ex Benth.
Rock Buckwheat
Shoshoni - Drug, Antidiarrheal
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 73
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Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Dougl. ex Benth.
Scientific name: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum Dougl. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: ERSPS4 (
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Common names: Rock Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of root taken for diarrhea.
RECRD: 85826 id: 14162