Equisetaceae Equisetum sp.

Mare's Tail

Thompson - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462

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Scientific name: Equisetum sp.
Common names: Mare's Tail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of stem ash of several species used alone or with grease on burns.

RECRD: 85507 id: 13492

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