Polemoniaceae Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) Mason

Giant Woolstar

Kawaiisu - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 28

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Scientific name: Eriastrum densifolium (Benth.) Mason
USDA symbol: ERDE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Giant Woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Dried, pounded flowers and roots used as a salve for venereal sores.

RECRD: 85525 id: 13552

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