Polygonaceae Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Sulphur Wildbuckwheat

Kawaiisu - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 30

View all documented uses for Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

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Scientific name: Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.
USDA symbol: ERUMU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sulphur Wildbuckwheat
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Mashed flowers used as a salve for gonorrheal sores.

RECRD: 85839 id: 14166

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