Scrophulariaceae Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.

Yellow Penstemon

Thompson - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493

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Scientific name: Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
USDA symbol: PECO6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Yellow Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction used as a beverage, but if too strong acted as a purgative.

RECRD: 90949 id: 25843

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