Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Iroquois - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 33

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Scientific name: Equisetum hyemale L.
USDA symbol: EQHYA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scouringrush Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Infusion of rhizomes taken by old people 'when the urine is too red.'

RECRD: 50001 id: 13365

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