Fabaceae Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.

Breadroot Scurfpea

Blackfoot - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 68

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Scientific name: Pediomelum esculentum (Pursh) Rydb.
USDA symbol: PEES (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Breadroot Scurfpea
Family: Fabaceae
Family (APG): Fabaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Chewed roots blown into a baby's rectum for colic.

RECRD: 3699 id: 25708

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