Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense L.

Field Horsetail

Thompson - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 86

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Decoction of new plant tops taken for 'stoppage of urine.'

RECRD: 32016 id: 13337

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