Accession #: 200100051
Accession Date: 2001-04-04
Common name: Yerba Mansa
Family: Saururaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico
Description:
Uses: The active compound in Yerba mansa is methyleugenol, an antispasmodic, similar in chemical structure to compounds found in nutmeg which is used to treat irritable stomach (Fleming, 1998)
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USDA Zone: 5a-9b
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Provenance:
wild collected Kern County, California
Lake Isabella, just sw of intersection with Rt 155. Moist Meadow.
Smith College # 194-93/94 -177
Restrictions:
Culture:
propagate by stolons