Araceae Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John

American Skunkcabbage

Makah - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Gill, Steven J., 1983, Ethnobotany of the Makah and Ozette People, Olympic Peninsula, Washington (USA), Washington State University, Ph.D. Thesis, page 336

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Scientific name: Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John
USDA symbol: LYAM3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Skunkcabbage
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Makah
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Roots used for arthritis.

RECRD: 6374 id: 21638

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