Saxifragaceae Heuchera rubescens Torr.
Pink Alumroot
Gosiute - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 371
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Heuchera rubescens Torr.
Scientific name: Heuchera rubescens Torr.
USDA symbol: HERUR2 (
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Common names: Pink Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots used for babies and children with colic.
RECRD: 87430 id: 17117