Apiaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.

Western Sweetroot

Shoshoni - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 109110

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Scientific name: Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
USDA symbol: OSOC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Sweetroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Hot decoction of root applied to kill head lice.

RECRD: 90599 id: 25033

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