Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Burn Dressing
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 80
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Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: BASA3 (
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Common names: Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Poultice of dried, powdered leaves applied to severe skin burns.
RECRD: 12471 id: 6897