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Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Febrifuge
Simple or compound decoction of root taken for fevers.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches, indigestion or gas pains.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction of root taken to regulate menstrual disorders.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of root taken for colds and influenza.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of root used as an antiseptic wash for measles.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of root used for pulmonary disorders, pneumonia and whooping cough.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Infusion of aromatic roots with Indian balsam taken for pneumonia.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 38
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
Poultice of pulped roots applied to snakebites.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Throat Aid
Root chewed for sore throat.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Tonic
Decoction of root taken as a tonic to protect against illness.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Toothache Remedy
Poultice of raw root applied for toothaches.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Drug, Venereal Aid
Infusion or decoction of root taken for venereal disease.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Shoshoni Food, Spice
Steeped seeds added to dishes for flavoring.
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 29
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Thompson Drug, Cold Remedy
Root chewed for colds.
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 158
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Washo Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches and gas pains.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Washo Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of root taken as a physic.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Washo Drug, Cold Remedy
Decoction of root taken for colds.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Washo Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of root taken for stomachaches, indigestion or gas pains.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Washo Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Decoction of root taken for colds and influenza.
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 109110
Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
USDA OSOC
Washo Drug, Pulmonary Aid
Decoction of root taken for pulmonary disorders and pneumonia.
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 109110