Saxifragaceae Heuchera sp.

Alum Root

Gosiute - Drug, Cathartic

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 350

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Scientific name: Heuchera sp.
Common names: Alum Root
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders.

RECRD: 87446 id: 17134

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