Brassicaceae Lepidium nitidum Nutt.

Shining Pepperweed

Diegueno - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

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: Lepidium nitidum Nutt.
USDA symbol: LENIN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Shining Pepperweed
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Diegueno
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Tablespoon of seeds in water used, followed the next day by a physic, for indigestion.

RECRD: 2475 id: 19932

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