Liliaceae Trillium ovatum Pursh
Pacific Trillium
Thompson - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 130
View all documented uses for
Trillium ovatum Pursh
Scientific name: Trillium ovatum Pursh
USDA symbol: TROVO2 (
View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Trillium
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of roots placed in the eyes with an eye dropper.
RECRD: 32291 id: 40718