Araceae Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John

American Skunkcabbage

Tolowa - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38

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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: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Roots used in a steam for stroke.

RECRD: 5908 id: 21686

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