Boraginaceae Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
Western Gromwell
Thompson - Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508
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Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
Scientific name: Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIRU4 (
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Common names: Western Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Witchcraft Medicine
Notes: Root used to 'inflict sickness or bad luck on persons.'
RECRD: 88879 id: 20626