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Ranunculus sp.
Crow's Foot
Skokomish Food, Winter Use Food
Roots eaten as winter food.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30
Ranunculus sp.
Crow's Foot
Thompson Drug, Poison
Flowers of several species used as a poison on arrowheads.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 512
Ranunculus sp.
Crow's Foot
Thompson Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Poultice of mashed root mixed with pitch applied to the chest for tuberculosis.
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 249
Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
Hooked Buttercup
USDA RAUNU
Thompson Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of plant used as a wash or steam for stiff, sore muscles and rheumatism.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473
Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
Hooked Buttercup
USDA RAUNU
Thompson Drug, Disinfectant
Decoction of whole plant used as a body wash for purification in sweathouse.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 505
Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
Hooked Buttercup
USDA RAUNU
Thompson Drug, Herbal Steam
Decoction of plant used as a sweatbath wash for stiff, sore muscles and bones.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473
Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
Hooked Buttercup
USDA RAUNU
Thompson Drug, Herbal Steam
Decoction of plant used as a wash or steam for stiff, sore muscles and rheumatism.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473
Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
Hooked Buttercup
USDA RAUNU
Thompson Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Decoction of plant used as a sweatbath wash for stiff, sore muscles and bones.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473
Ranunculus uncinatus D. Don ex G. Don
Hooked Buttercup
USDA RAUNU
Thompson Drug, Poison
Plant considered a skin irritant.
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 249