Polygonaceae Polygonum punctatum Ell.

Dotted Smartweed

Houma - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 58

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Scientific name: Polygonum punctatum Ell.
USDA symbol: POPUP4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Dotted Smartweed
Family: Polygonaceae
Family (APG): Polygonaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Decoction of root taken for pains and swellings in the legs and joints.

RECRD: 92012 id: 28965

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