Scrophulariaceae Castilleja thompsonii Pennell

Thompson's 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 thompsonii Pennell
USDA symbol: CATH4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Thompson's Indian Paintbrush
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant tops dried, powdered and placed on open cuts to draw out the germs.

RECRD: 13014 id: 8541

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