Polygonaceae Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.

Eastern Mojave Buckwheat

Diegueno - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 21

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Scientific name: Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
USDA symbol: ERFAF3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of flowers taken to 'throw up badness in the stomach.'

RECRD: 2465 id: 14003