Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense L.

Field Horsetail

Potawatomi - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 55, 56

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Scientific name: Equisetum arvense L.
USDA symbol: EQAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Field Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant used for bladder trouble.

RECRD: 85463 id: 13329

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