Saxifragaceae Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook.
Roundleaf Alumroot
Shuswap - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 68
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Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Heuchera cylindrica Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: HECYC (
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Common names: Roundleaf Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Decoction of leaves and roots taken for diarrhea.
RECRD: 87405 id: 17062