Apiaceae Osmorhiza sp.

Sweet Cicely

Iroquois - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 397

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Scientific name: Osmorhiza sp.
Common names: Sweet Cicely
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Compound decoction of roots taken for venereal disease or to loosen bowels.

RECRD: 90566 id: 25067