Apiaceae Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri

Gairdner's Yampah

Blackfoot - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274

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Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri
USDA symbol: PEGAG (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Gairdner's Yampah
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Root used to draw inflammation from swellings.

RECRD: 91045 id: 26027