Apiaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
Shoshoni - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 41
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Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Scientific name: Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
USDA symbol: OSOC (
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Common names: Western Sweetroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of roots taken as a general physic.
RECRD: 21015 id: 25029