Polygonaceae Eriogonum umbellatum Torr.

Sulphur Wildbuckwheat

Shoshoni - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 73

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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: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of leaves, and sometimes roots, applied for lameness or rheumatism.

RECRD: 85853 id: 14181

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