Aristolochiaceae Asarum caudatum Lindl.

British Columbia Wildginger

Yurok - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 19

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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: Yurok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Leaves used to keep a newborn baby's navel from becoming infected. A large snail's body was taken from the shell, smashed and put inside a leaf. The preparation was steamed and then held over the umbilical cord with twine. The umbilical cord would fall off and the hole would heal.

RECRD: 5814 id: 6067

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