Polygonaceae Eriogonum elongatum Benth.

Longstem Buckwheat

Mahuna - Drug, Hypotensive

Use documented by:
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 22

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Scientific name: Eriogonum elongatum Benth.
USDA symbol: EREL6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Longstem Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Mahuna
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hypotensive
Notes: Plant used for high blood pressure and hardening of arteries.

RECRD: 85746 id: 13996

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