Polygonaceae Rumex acetosa L.

Garden Sorrel

Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Oswalt, W. H., 1957, A Western Eskimo Ethnobotany, Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska 6:17-36, page 24

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Scientific name: Rumex acetosa L.
USDA symbol: RUACA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Garden Sorrel
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Kuskokwagmiut
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of leaves and stems taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 94109 id: 35161

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