Saxifragaceae Heuchera sp.
Alum Root
Gosiute - Drug, Pediatric 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 350
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Heuchera sp.
Scientific name: Heuchera sp.
Common names: Alum Root
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Plant used as a purgative for babies and adults with intestinal disorders.
RECRD: 87448 id: 17136