Plumbaginaceae Limonium californicum (Boiss.) Heller

California Sealavender

Costanoan - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 11

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Scientific name: Limonium californicum (Boiss.) Heller
USDA symbol: LICA5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Sealavender
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Family (APG): Plumbaginaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Powdered plant placed in nostrils to cause sneezing for congestion.

RECRD: 88710 id: 20319

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