Poaceae Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene

Inland Saltgrass

Kawaiisu - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 26

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Scientific name: Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene
USDA symbol: DISP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Inland Saltgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Infusion of plant taken 'when the heart beats fast.'

RECRD: 85145 id: 12630