Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Karok - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 378

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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: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a wash or poultice of stalks applied for sore eyes.

RECRD: 85484 id: 13367

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