Liliaceae Veratrum sp.

False Hellebore

Shoshoni - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 49

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Scientific name: Veratrum sp.
Common names: False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of mashed, raw root applied to snakebites.

RECRD: 21079 id: 42629

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