Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Menominee - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 34

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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: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of rushes taken after childbirth 'to clear up the system.'

RECRD: 85487 id: 13372

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