Liliaceae Veratrum viride Ait.

American False Hellebore

Hanaksiala - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 201

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Scientific name: Veratrum viride Ait.
USDA symbol: VEVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Poultice of roots, rhizomes & Sitka spruce pitch paste applied to chest for respiratory afflictions.

RECRD: 61193 id: 42686

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