Polygonaceae Eriogonum compositum Dougl. ex Benth.

Arrowleaf Buckwheat

Sanpoil - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Ray, Verne F., 1932, The Sanpoil and Nespelem: Salishan Peoples of Northeastern Washington, University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, Vol. 5, page 218

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Scientific name: Eriogonum compositum Dougl. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: ERCOC8 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Arrowleaf Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Sanpoil
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of root taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 85740 id: 13985

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