Ericaceae Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hult‚n

Pipsissewa

Thompson - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 494

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Scientific name: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis (Rydb.) Hult‚n
USDA symbol: CHUMO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pipsissewa
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Stem and roots boiled and drunk as a tea.

RECRD: 41699 id: 9686

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