Liliaceae Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum

Feather Solomon's Seal

Thompson - Drug, Throat Aid

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 127

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Scientific name: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum
USDA symbol: MARAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Feather Solomon's Seal
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Decoction of rhizomes taken for a sore or ulcerated throat. The decoction was taken in several doses over a period of several days.

RECRD: 32281 id: 22134