Polygonaceae Eriogonum alatum Torr.
Winged Buckwheat
Navajo - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 42
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Eriogonum alatum Torr.
Scientific name: Eriogonum alatum Torr.
USDA symbol: ERALA2 (
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Common names: Winged Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Plant used for pain.
RECRD: 85709 id: 13935