Poaceae Melica imperfecta Trin.

Smallflower Melicgrass

Kawaiisu - Drug, Toothache Remedy

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 40

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Scientific name: Melica imperfecta Trin.
USDA symbol: MEIM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smallflower Melicgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Plant clump used to discard children's milk teeth, 'then another one will grow in.'

RECRD: 4275 id: 22551

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