Orchidaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Raf.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain

Thompson - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 462

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Plant chewed at childbirth to ease confinement.

RECRD: 86865 id: 16094

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