Nymphaeaceae Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal

Rocky Mountain Pondlily

Thompson - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

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 235

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Scientific name: Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala (Engelm.) E.O. Beal
USDA symbol: NULUP (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Rocky Mountain Pondlily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Powdered, dried leaves mixed with bear grease and used as an ointment for swellings.

RECRD: 33102 id: 24123