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Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
USDA DEMEM
Chehalis Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of stalks and roots applied to sores.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30
Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
USDA DEMEM
Chehalis Drug, Poison
Whole plant considered poisonous.
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 30
Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
USDA DEMEM
Navajo Drug, Unspecified
Powdered petals sometimes used by the medicine man instead of larkspur petals.
Elmore, Francis H., 1944, Ethnobotany of the Navajo, Sante Fe, NM. School of American Research, page 47
Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
USDA DEMEM
Thompson Drug, Love Medicine
Plant used as a charm by women 'to help them obtain & hold affection of men.'
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 506
Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
USDA DEMEM
Thompson Dye, Blue
Flowers used as a blue dye for clothing.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502
Delphinium menziesii DC.
Menzies' Larkspur
USDA DEMEM
Thompson Other, Paint
Flowers used as a paint for clothing.
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 502