Ranunculaceae Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don

Hooked Buttercup

Thompson - Drug, Disinfectant

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505

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Scientific name: Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
USDA symbol: RAUNU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hooked Buttercup
Family: Ranunculaceae
Family (APG): Ranunculaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Disinfectant
Notes: Decoction of whole plant used as a body wash for purification in sweathouse.

RECRD: 93311 id: 32730

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