Liliaceae Prosartes hookeri var. hookeri
Drops Of Gold
Costanoan - Drug, Kidney Aid
Use documented by:
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 28
View all documented uses for
Prosartes hookeri var. hookeri
Scientific name: Prosartes hookeri var. hookeri
USDA symbol: DIHOH (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Drops Of Gold
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Fruit used for the kidneys.
RECRD: 85139 id: 29915