Ranunculaceae Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.

Western White Clematis

Shoshoni - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 59, 60

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Scientific name: Clematis ligusticifolia Nutt.
USDA symbol: CLLIL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western White Clematis
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Powdered leaves or decoction applied as a healing agent for syphilitic sores.

RECRD: 84209 id: 10254

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