Fabaceae Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.

Prairie Bundleflower

Paiute - Drug, Eye Medicine

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 67

View all documented uses for Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.

---

Scientific name: Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacM. ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
USDA symbol: DEIL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Bundleflower
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Five seeds placed in eye at night for trachoma and washed out in morning.

RECRD: 85051 id: 12415

---