Onagraceae Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl

Autumn Willowweed

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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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Scientific name: Epilobium brachycarpum K. Presl
USDA symbol: EPBR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Autumn Willowweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Infusion of plant tops applied to the hair as a conditioner for dandruff and hair manageability.

RECRD: 12730 id: 13247

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