Liliaceae Zigadenus elegans Pursh

Mountain Deathcamas

Thompson - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 463

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Scientific name: Zigadenus elegans Pursh
USDA symbol: ZIELE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Deathcamas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Pulverized, baked root used as salve on painful areas, especially back and feet.

RECRD: 97575 id: 44552

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