Polygonaceae Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.
Sulphur Wildbuckwheat
Kawaiisu - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
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Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.
Scientific name: Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.
USDA symbol: ERUMU2 (
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Common names: Sulphur Wildbuckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Mashed flowers used as a salve for gonorrheal sores.
RECRD: 85840 id: 14167