Polygonaceae Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth.

Tall Woolly Buckwheat

Mahuna - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 20

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Scientific name: Eriogonum elatum Dougl. ex Benth.
USDA symbol: ERELE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tall Woolly Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Mahuna
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Branch chewed or infusion of plant taken as a physic.

RECRD: 85744 id: 13993

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