Onagraceae Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Fireweed

Skokomish - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41

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Scientific name: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
USDA symbol: CHANA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Fireweed
Family: Onagraceae
Family (APG): Onagraceae
Native American Tribe: Skokomish
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for tuberculosis.

RECRD: 85435 id: 9308

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