Polemoniaceae Collomia grandiflora Dougl. ex Lindl.
Largeflower Mountaintrumpet
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 111
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Collomia grandiflora Dougl. ex Lindl.
Scientific name: Collomia grandiflora Dougl. ex Lindl.
USDA symbol: COGR4 (
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Common names: Largeflower Mountaintrumpet
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of leaves and stalks taken for constipation and to 'clean out your system.'
RECRD: 12733 id: 10470