Apiaceae Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose

Barestem Biscuitroot

Kwakiutl - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

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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Scientific name: Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LONU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Barestem Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of chewed seeds applied for backaches and swollen knees and feet.

RECRD: 89056 id: 20999

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