Polygonaceae Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.

Longroot Smartweed

Meskwaki - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 236

View all documented uses for Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.

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Scientific name: Polygonum amphibium var. emersum Michx.
USDA symbol: POAME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Longroot Smartweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves and stems used for children with flux.

RECRD: 91973 id: 28873

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