Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare L.
Prostrate Knotweed
Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A., 1952, The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho, Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94, page 23
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Polygonum aviculare L.
Scientific name: Polygonum aviculare L.
USDA symbol: POAV (
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Common names: Prostrate Knotweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Warm infusion of plant taken for stomachache.
RECRD: 91965 id: 28901