Redstem Stork's Bill
Erodium cicutarium
Filaree, a small weedy geranium eaten as greens and used by the Zuni for sores, rashes and stomachache.
Safety at a glance
- PregnancyNothing recorded
- BreastfeedingNothing recorded
- MedicinesNothing recorded
- Who should avoid itNothing recorded
- AllergiesNothing recorded
- ToxicityNothing recorded
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What is Redstem Stork's Bill?
- Plant family
- Geraniaceae, the geranium family
- Parts used
- The leaves, stems and root
- Where it grows
- Europe and Asia; now widespread in North America
- Genus
- Erodium
- Species
- cicutarium
Also called
Common Stork's Bill, Filaree
Traditionally used for
- Greens
- Sores
- Stomachache (traditional)
Traditionally described as
- Edible young leaves
Traditions that use it
- Native American Ethnobotany
Used by the Zuni, Navajo, Jemez, Costanoan and Diegueño.
What does the research say?
Traditional use
These are traditional uses, not proven treatments.
The Diegueño cooked the young leaves as greens, the Costanoan ate the raw stems, and Hopi children chewed the roots like gum.[1]Traditional text
The Zuni put a poultice of the chewed root on sores and rashes and drank a root tea for stomachache. Jemez women ate it to make more breast milk, and the Costanoan used a leaf tea for typhoid fever.[1]Traditional text
In short
No lab, human or safety studies were found.
Sources
- [1] Native American Ethnobotany Database: Erodium cicutarium — Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT); compiled by Daniel E. MoermanTraditional text
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