About Eriogonum jamesii Benth.
Eriogonum jamesii Benth. is a wild buckwheat species, commonly known as James' buckwheat and antelope sage. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. This plant has traditional uses among Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest. The Navajo people have used Eriogonum jamesii as an oral contraceptive. For the Zuni people, the root is soaked in water to make a wash for sore eyes. Fresh or dried root is also eaten to relieve stomachaches. A root is held in the mouth to treat a sore tongue, and then buried in a river bottom. Ground blossom powder is given to ceremonial dancers impersonating anthropic gods to bring rain.
