Polygonaceae Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats.
Naked Buckwheat
Kawaiisu - Drug, Cold Remedy
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30
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Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats.
Scientific name: Eriogonum nudum var. pauciflorum S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ERNUP2 (
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Common names: Naked Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for colds.
RECRD: 85786 id: 14100