Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Redstem Stork's Bill
Costanoan - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 8
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Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
Scientific name: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'H‚r. ex Ait.
USDA symbol: ERCIC (
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Common names: Redstem Stork's Bill
Family: Geraniaceae
Family (APG): Geraniaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Infusion of leaves used for typhoid fever.
RECRD: 85863 id: 14212