Polygonaceae Eriogonum longifolium Nutt.

Longleaf Buckwheat

Comanche - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 521

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Scientific name: Eriogonum longifolium Nutt.
USDA symbol: ERLOL4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Longleaf Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Comanche
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken for stomach trouble.

RECRD: 85796 id: 14077

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