Polygalaceae Polygala cornuta Kellogg

Sierran Milkwort

Miwok - Drug, Emetic

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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Scientific name: Polygala cornuta Kellogg
USDA symbol: POCOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sierran Milkwort
Family: Polygalaceae
Family (APG): Polygalaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction used as an emetic.

RECRD: 20278 id: 28753

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