Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
Naked Buckwheat
Karok - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 30
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Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
Scientific name: Eriogonum nudum var. oblongifolium S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ERNUO (
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Common names: Naked Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Roots used for abdominal ailments.
RECRD: 5860 id: 14096