Liliaceae Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.

Meadow Deathcamas

Paiute, Northern - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128

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Scientific name: Zigadenus venenosus S. Wats.
USDA symbol: ZIVEV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Meadow Deathcamas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of roasted, mashed bulbs applied to swollen parts or used for rheumatism.

RECRD: 9037 id: 44602

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