Polemoniaceae Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.

Lavender Woolstar

Shoshoni - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 80, 81

View all documented uses for Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.

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Scientific name: Eriastrum filifolium (Nutt.) Woot. & Standl.
USDA symbol: ERFI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Lavender Woolstar
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Decoction of plant used as a bath for rheumatic pains.

RECRD: 85529 id: 13560

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