Equisetaceae Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

Giant Horsetail

Kwakiutl - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 263

View all documented uses for Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.

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Scientific name: Equisetum telmateia Ehrh.
USDA symbol: EQTEB (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Horsetail
Family: Equisetaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of rough leaves and stems applied to cuts and sores.

RECRD: 85511 id: 13511

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