Iridaceae Sisyrinchium bellum S. Wats.

Western Blueeyed Grass

Costanoan - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 29

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Scientific name: Sisyrinchium bellum S. Wats.
USDA symbol: SIBE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Blueeyed Grass
Family: Iridaceae
Family (APG): Iridaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for chills.

RECRD: 95270 id: 38112

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