Apiaceae Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose

Barestem Biscuitroot

Thompson - Drug, Diaphoretic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 156

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Infusion of two teaspoons of dried seeds used to 'sweat the cold out.'

RECRD: 32409 id: 21018