Saxifragaceae Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray

Littleleaf Alumroot

Blackfoot - Drug, Hemostat

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 84

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Scientific name: Heuchera parvifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray
USDA symbol: HEPAP6 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Littleleaf Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemostat
Notes: Poultice of chewed roots applied to wounds as a styptic.

RECRD: 0 id: 17101

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