Apiaceae Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina
Turpentine Wavewing
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60
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Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina
Scientific name: Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina
USDA symbol: PTTET (
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Common names: Turpentine Wavewing
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of dried, pounded roots taken as a general tonic.
RECRD: 12321 id: 31583