Apiaceae Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.
Pacific Blacksnakeroot
Miwok - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
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 173
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Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.
Scientific name: Sanicula crassicaulis Poepp. ex DC.
USDA symbol: SACRC (
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Common names: Pacific Blacksnakeroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Miwok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of leaves used for rattlesnake bites and other wounds.
RECRD: 20296 id: 37073