Rutaceae Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m.

Turpentinebroom

Kawaiisu - Drug, Hunting Medicine

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 67

View all documented uses for Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m.

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Scientific name: Thamnosma montana Torr. & Fr‚m.
USDA symbol: THMO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Turpentinebroom
Family: Rutaceae
Family (APG): Rutaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Powdered plant put in deer tracks as an aid in hunting. This procedure would slow down the deer so that it could be overtaken.

RECRD: 4473 id: 39758

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