Plant Name: Buckwheat, California
Botanical Name: Eriogonum fasciculatum
Native Name: Hulaqal
Height/Physical Description: Forms a clump 1-3 feet in height and 4 feet wide. White flower clusters in late Spring then turning to a copper color. The leaves are dark green.
Use: Food and medicine. Edible flower and seeds. Leaves and flowers were used for medicine. The leaves were used make a tea to relieve headaches and stomach discomfort. Flowers also used for medicine.
Harvesting: Young flower shoots harvested February to May. Seeds were gathered from June until July.
Preparation: The leaves were used to make a tea to relieve headaches and stomach discomfort. The white flowers were steeped in water to make an eye wash or a drink that “cleaned out” the intestines. The seeds gathered in June and July were eaten.