Brassicaceae Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Wats.
Thickstem Wild Cabbage
Shoshoni - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 53
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Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Wats.
Scientific name: Caulanthus crassicaulis (Torr.) S. Wats.
USDA symbol: CACRC (
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Common names: Thickstem Wild Cabbage
Family: Brassicaceae
Family (APG): Brassicaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Infusion of root taken as a blood tonic.
RECRD: 83566 id: 8552