Apiaceae Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance

California Lomatium

Karok - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 387

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Scientific name: Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
USDA symbol: LOCA3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Lomatium
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken by person who does not feel like eating.

RECRD: 88956 id: 20728

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