Primulaceae Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum

Darkthroat Shootingstar

Blackfoot - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 81

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Scientific name: Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum
USDA symbol: DOPUP2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Darkthroat Shootingstar
Family: Primulaceae
Family (APG): Primulaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Cooled infusion of leaves used for eye drops.

RECRD: 3859 id: 12644