Rubiaceae Galium sp.

Bedstraw

Costanoan - Drug, Antidiarrheal

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 24

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Scientific name: Galium sp.
Common names: Bedstraw
Family: Rubiaceae
Family (APG): Rubiaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for dysentery.

RECRD: 86412 id: 15504