Brassicaceae Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray

Common Twinpod

Blackfoot - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61

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Scientific name: Physaria didymocarpa (Hook.) Gray
USDA symbol: PHDID (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Twinpod
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Infusion of plant taken in small amounts to abort.

RECRD: 3643 id: 26733

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