Orobanchaceae Boschniakia hookeri Walp.

Vancouver Groundcone

Hesquiat - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70

View all documented uses for Boschniakia hookeri Walp.

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Scientific name: Boschniakia hookeri Walp.
USDA symbol: BOHO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Vancouver Groundcone
Family: Orobanchaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Roots used for coughs.

RECRD: 683 id: 7396

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