Valerianaceae Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Sitka Valerian
Thompson - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
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 290
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Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
Scientific name: Valeriana sitchensis Bong.
USDA symbol: VASI (
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Common names: Sitka Valerian
Family: Valerianaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for 'shadow on your lung.'
RECRD: 33455 id: 42557