Rosaceae Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern.

Bride's Feathers

Thompson - Drug, Misc. Disease 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 257

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Scientific name: Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) Fern.
USDA symbol: ARDID2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bride's Feathers
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of washed roots taken for influenza. It was said that too much of the decoction should not be taken because it would make you sick.

RECRD: 33187 id: 5875

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