Apiaceae Angelica breweri Gray

Brewer's Angelica

Shoshoni - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 34, 35

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Scientific name: Angelica breweri Gray
USDA symbol: ANBR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Brewer's Angelica
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken and used as a wash for venereal diseases.

RECRD: 81305 id: 3468