Poaceae Hierochloe occidentalis Buckl.

California Sweetgrass

Karok - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 380

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Scientific name: Hierochloe occidentalis Buckl.
USDA symbol: HIOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Sweetgrass
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant taken by women after miscarriage or to arrest fetus growth.

RECRD: 87462 id: 17183

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