Iridaceae Iris missouriensis Nutt.

Rocky Mountain Iris

Shoshoni - Drug, Ear Medicine

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 89, 90

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Scientific name: Iris missouriensis Nutt.
USDA symbol: IRMI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Iris
Family: Iridaceae
Family (APG): Iridaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Warm decoction of root dropped into ear for earache.

RECRD: 87858 id: 18045

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