Saxifragaceae Heuchera parviflora Bartl.

Littleflower Alumroot

Blackfoot - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
McClintock, Walter, 1909, Medizinal- Und Nutzpflanzen Der Schwarzfuss Indianer, Zeitschriff fur Ethnologie 41:273-9, page 274

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Scientific name: Heuchera parviflora Bartl.
USDA symbol: HEPAP4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Littleflower Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded root applied to sores and swellings.

RECRD: 87422 id: 17096