Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

Skyrocket Gilia

Shoshoni - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 76, 77

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Scientific name: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata
USDA symbol: IPAGA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Skyrocket Gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae
Family (APG): Polemoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Compound decoction of roots used to induce vomiting.

RECRD: 86654 id: 17940

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