Liliaceae Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene

Small Camas

Blackfoot - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 60

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Scientific name: Camassia quamash (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: CAQUQ (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Small Camas
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of grass taken for vaginal bleeding after birth and to help expel the afterbirth.

RECRD: 3636 id: 7846

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