Polygonaceae Eriogonum annuum Nutt.
Annual Buckwheat
Lakota - Drug, Diuretic
Use documented by:
Rogers, Dilwyn J, 1980, Lakota Names and Traditional Uses of Native Plants by Sicangu (Brule) People in the Rosebud Area, South Dakota, St. Francis, SD. Rosebud Educational Scoiety, page 54
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Eriogonum annuum Nutt.
Scientific name: Eriogonum annuum Nutt.
USDA symbol: ERAN4 (
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Common names: Annual Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Infusion of plant used for urination problems.
RECRD: 4920 id: 13964