Saxifragaceae Heuchera rubescens Torr.

Pink Alumroot

Shoshoni - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 87, 88

View all documented uses for Heuchera rubescens Torr.

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Scientific name: Heuchera rubescens Torr.
USDA symbol: HERUR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pink Alumroot
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of root taken as a tonic for general debility.

RECRD: 87438 id: 17125

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