Polygonum punctatum Ell.
Common names: Dotted Smartweed
Species details (USDA):
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Documented uses
5 uses documented
Chippewa
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 344)
Chippewa
Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
detail...
(Densmore, Frances,
1928,
Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians,
SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379,
pages 344)
Houma
Drug, Analgesic
detail...
(Speck, Frank G.,
1941,
A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana,
Primitive Man 14:49-75,
pages 58)
Houma
Drug, Orthopedic Aid
detail...
(Speck, Frank G.,
1941,
A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana,
Primitive Man 14:49-75,
pages 58)
Iroquois
Drug, Psychological Aid
detail...
(Herrick, James William,
1977,
Iroquois Medical Botany,
State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis,
pages 315)