Equisetaceae Equisetum hyemale L.

Scouringrush Horsetail

Quinault - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 15

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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: Quinault
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Decoction taken to regulate menses, informant insisted not an abortive.

RECRD: 85492 id: 13401

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