Rosaceae Geum sp.

Avens

Thompson - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 476

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Scientific name: Geum sp.
Common names: Avens
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of root taken for diseases with rash: measles, chicken pox and smallpox.

RECRD: 86627 id: 15924