Apiaceae Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance

California Lomatium

Kawaiisu - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 37

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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: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of dried roots taken for colds, but caused vomiting.

RECRD: 88958 id: 20732

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