Saxifragaceae Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Littleleaf Alumroot

Blackfoot - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 76

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Scientific name: Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: HEPAP6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Littleleaf Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed roots applied to cold sores and children's mouth cankers.

RECRD: 3810 id: 17102

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