Scrophulariaceae Castilleja hispida Benth.

Harsh Indian Paintbrush

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 138

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Scientific name: Castilleja hispida Benth.
USDA symbol: CAHIH2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Harsh Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant pounded up and put into moccasins for 'sweaty feet.'

RECRD: 13013 id: 8466

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