Eriogonum jamesii
| Eriogonum jamesii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Genus: | Eriogonum |
| Species: | E. jamesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriogonum jamesii Benth. | |
Eriogonum jamesii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name James' buckwheat and Antelope sage. It is native to the southwestern United States, being found in: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Nebraska.
Uses
The Navajo people have used Eriogonum jamesii as an oral contraceptive.[1] Among the Zuni people, the root is soaked in water and used as a wash for sore eyes. The fresh or dried root is also eaten for stomachaches.[2] The root is carried in the mouth for a sore tongue and then buried in a river bottom.[3] The ground blossom powder is given to ceremonial dancers impersonating anthropic gods to bring rain.[4]
References
- ↑ archive.org Cherokee Messenger: Native American Herbal Remedies
- ↑ Camazine, Scott and Robert A. Bye 1980 A Study Of The Medical Ethnobotany Of The Zuni Indians of New Mexico. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2:365-388 (p.378)
- ↑ Stevenson, Matilda Coxe 1915 Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians. SI-BAE Annual Report #30 (p.50)
- ↑ Stevenson, p.91
External links
- USDA Plants Profile
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System at the National Museum of Natural History
- description at the University of Maryland, College Park PlantSystematics.org
- images from Four Corners Wildflowers
- Flora of North America Profile
- Plants for a Future entry
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