Asteraceae Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.

Western Pearlyeverlasting

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

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 75

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Scientific name: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth.
USDA symbol: ANMA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Pearlyeverlasting
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Cooled infusion of roots and shoots taken as a laxative and emetic for a 'poison stomach.'

RECRD: 12405 id: 3272

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