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Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
Yellow Penstemon
USDA PECO6
Okanagan-Colville Dye, Blue
Flowers boiled and rubbed on arrows and other items to give them a blue, indelible coloring.
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 139
Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
Yellow Penstemon
USDA PECO6
Thompson Drug, Cathartic
Decoction of root taken as a purgative.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
Yellow Penstemon
USDA PECO6
Thompson Drug, Cathartic
Decoction used as a beverage, but if too strong acted as a purgative.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493
Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
Yellow Penstemon
USDA PECO6
Thompson Drug, Dermatological Aid
Toasted, powdered stems and leaves sprinkled on sores, cuts and wounds.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 473
Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
Yellow Penstemon
USDA PECO6
Thompson Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction of outer bark taken for stomach troubles.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 467
Penstemon confertus Dougl. ex Lindl.
Yellow Penstemon
USDA PECO6
Thompson Food, Beverage
Dried stems and leaves boiled for a short time and drunk as a tea.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 493