Aristolochiaceae Asarum caudatum Lindl.

British Columbia Wildginger

Thompson - Drug, Sedative

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 508

View all documented uses for Asarum caudatum Lindl.

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Scientific name: Asarum caudatum Lindl.
USDA symbol: ASCAC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: British Columbia Wildginger
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Family (APG): Aristolochiaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Sedative
Notes: Whole plant or stems put in infant's bed to quiet baby and for illness.

RECRD: 82561 id: 6061

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