Hydrophyllaceae Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.

California Yerbasanta

Karok - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 388

View all documented uses for Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.

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Scientific name: Eriodictyon californicum (Hook. & Arn.) Torr.
USDA symbol: ERCA6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Yerbasanta
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken for pleurisy.

RECRD: 85669 id: 13872

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