Polygonaceae Polygonum alpinum All.

Alaska Wild Rhubarb

Tanana, Upper - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 15

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Scientific name: Polygonum alpinum All.
USDA symbol: POAL11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alaska Wild Rhubarb
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Raw roots and stem bases chewed for colds.

RECRD: 3483 id: 28860

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