Apiaceae Sanicula bipinnatifida Dougl. ex Hook.
Purple Sanicle
Miwok - Drug, Panacea
Use documented by:
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 172
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Sanicula bipinnatifida Dougl. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Sanicula bipinnatifida Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: SABI3 (
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Common names: Purple Sanicle
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Decoction of root taken as a cure all.
RECRD: 20294 id: 37066