Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Nutt.

Parsnipflower Buckwheat

Thompson - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 237

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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: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of leaves used as a wash for sore eyes.

RECRD: 33117 id: 14032

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