Polygonaceae Eriogonum sp.

Buckwheat

Cahuilla - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 72

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Scientific name: Eriogonum sp.
Common names: Buckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Cahuilla
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken to shrink the uterus and reduce dysmenorrhea.

RECRD: 11447 id: 14131

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