Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.

Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Thompson - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Decoction of whole plant used as a purifying ceremonial wash in the sweathouse.

RECRD: 85768 id: 14031

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