Apiaceae Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance

Carrotleaf Biscuitroot

Blackfoot - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274

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Scientific name: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
USDA symbol: LODIM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carrotleaf Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Root used to make a drink taken as a tonic to help weakened people gain weight.

RECRD: 88967 id: 20814

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