Capparaceae Cleome serrulata Pursh

Rocky Mountain Beeplant

Oregon Indian - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 40

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Scientific name: Cleome serrulata Pursh
USDA symbol: CLSE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Beeplant
Family: Capparaceae
Family (APG): Cleomaceae
Native American Tribe: Oregon Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of whole plant taken for fever.

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