Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.

Parsnipflower 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 heracleoides Nutt.
USDA symbol: ERHEH3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Parsnipflower 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: 85761 id: 14023