Polygonaceae Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Fr‚m.

Native American Pipeweed

Navajo, Kayenta - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Wyman, Leland C. and Stuart K. Harris, 1951, The Ethnobotany of the Kayenta Navaho, Albuquerque. The University of New Mexico Press, page 19

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Scientific name: Eriogonum inflatum Torr. & Fr‚m.
USDA symbol: ERINI4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Native American Pipeweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Kayenta
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used as a lotion for bear or dog bite.

RECRD: 85774 id: 14048