Equisetaceae Equisetum laevigatum A. Braun

Smooth Horsetail

Keres, Western - Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 42

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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: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemorrhoid Remedy
Notes: Plant chewed before meals for piles.

RECRD: 30168 id: 13435

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