Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.

Claspleaf Twistedstalk

Thompson - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 459

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Scientific name: Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
USDA symbol: STAMA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Claspleaf Twistedstalk
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Compound decoction of roots taken for internal pains.

RECRD: 95760 id: 38975

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