Orchidaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain

Saanich - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 77

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Scientific name: Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.
USDA symbol: GOOB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Saanich
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Infusion of leaves used in the bathwater of sprinters and canoers as a liniment for stiff muscles.

RECRD: 47493 id: 16092

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