Oxalidaceae Oxalis oregana Nutt.

Oregon Oxalis

Tolowa - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 42

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Scientific name: Oxalis oregana Nutt.
USDA symbol: OXOR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oregon Oxalis
Family: Oxalidaceae
Family (APG): Oxalidaceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Poultice of plant applied to draw out infections.

RECRD: 5929 id: 25162

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