Polygonaceae Eriogonum androsaceum Benth.
Rockjasmine Buckwheat
Thompson - Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 470
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Eriogonum androsaceum Benth.
Scientific name: Eriogonum androsaceum Benth.
USDA symbol: ERAN5 (
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Common names: Rockjasmine Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Plants used in steambath for sprains, stiff and aching joints and muscles.
RECRD: 85729 id: 13958