Polygonaceae Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Diegueno - Drug, Pediatric Aid
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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Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
Scientific name: Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth.
USDA symbol: ERFAF3 (
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Common names: Eastern Mojave Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Decoction of flowers given to babies for diarrhea.
RECRD: 2464 id: 14005