Equisetaceae Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Smooth Horsetail

Diegueno - Drug, Hypotensive

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 19

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Scientific name: Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun
USDA symbol: EQLA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Smooth Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hypotensive
Notes: Infusion of stems taken for high blood pressure.

RECRD: 2456 id: 13426

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