Apiaceae Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
Carrotleaf Biscuitroot
Blackfoot - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274
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Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
Scientific name: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
USDA symbol: LODIM (
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Common names: Carrotleaf Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Root used to make a drink taken as a tonic for 'people in a weakened condition.'
RECRD: 88969 id: 20816