Apiaceae Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
Barestem Biscuitroot
Kwakiutl - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 276
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Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
Scientific name: Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LONU2 (
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Common names: Barestem Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Seeds eaten for constipation.
RECRD: 89055 id: 20998