Polygalaceae Polygala cornuta Kellogg
Sierran Milkwort
Miwok - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172
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Polygala cornuta Kellogg
Scientific name: Polygala cornuta Kellogg
USDA symbol: POCOC (
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Common names: Sierran Milkwort
Family: Polygalaceae
Family (APG): Polygalaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction used for coughs.
RECRD: 20279 id: 28752