Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare L.

Prostrate Knotweed

Iroquois - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 40

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Scientific name: Polygonum aviculare L.
USDA symbol: POAV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prostrate Knotweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of plant and another plant given to children for diarrhea.

RECRD: 50036 id: 28895

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