Rosaceae Geum sp.
Avens
Thompson - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 464
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Geum sp.
Scientific name: Geum sp.
Common names: Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Fresh plants used as a bed in the sweatbath for rheumatism.
RECRD: 86624 id: 15921