Portulacaceae Lewisia rediviva Pursh

Oregon Bitterroot

Blackfoot - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38

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Scientific name: Lewisia rediviva Pursh
USDA symbol: LERER (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oregon Bitterroot
Family: Portulacaceae
Family (APG): Portulacaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Pounded, dry root chewed for sore throat.

RECRD: 20991 id: 20017

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