Polygonaceae Polygonum aviculare L.

Prostrate Knotweed

Navajo, Ramah - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

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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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: Navajo, Ramah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Warm infusion of plant taken for stomachache.

RECRD: 91966 id: 28902

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