Apiaceae Osmorhiza berteroi DC.
Sweetcicely
Karok - Drug, Psychological Aid
Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 386
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Osmorhiza berteroi DC.
Scientific name: Osmorhiza berteroi DC.
USDA symbol: OSBE (
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Common names: Sweetcicely
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Infusion of roots used as a bath for grieving person.
RECRD: 90533 id: 24945