Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.

California Goosefoot

Costanoan - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

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 11

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Scientific name: Chenopodium californicum (S. Wats.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CHCA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Goosefoot
Family: Chenopodiaceae
Family (APG): Amaranthaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Decoction of root applied as a poultice for numb or paralyzed limbs.

RECRD: 83855 id: 9467

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