Poaceae Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench

Goldentop

Diegueno - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 23

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Scientific name: Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench
USDA symbol: LAAU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Goldentop
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of grass with 'small tassels' taken for headaches.

RECRD: 2472 id: 19451

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