[Wikipedia] Native American Medicinal Uses: Among the Zuni people, the powdered root is mixed with flour, made into a bread, and used to decrease appetite.[8] An infusion of the root is taken and rubbed on the abdomen of hungry adults and children.[9] An infusion of the powdered root is taken by adults or children after overeating. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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