Apiaceae Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance

California Lomatium

Yuki - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 44

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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: Yuki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Root dried, ground and smoked in a pipe for severe colds; this occasionally caused dizziness.

RECRD: 88964 id: 20740

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