Lycopodiaceae Huperzia selago var. selago
Fir Clubmoss
Nitinaht - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., John Thomas, Barry F. Carlson and Robert T. Ogilvie, 1983, Ethnobotany of the Nitinaht Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 60
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Huperzia selago var. selago
Scientific name: Huperzia selago var. selago
USDA symbol: HUSES (
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Common names: Fir Clubmoss
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Family (APG):
Native American Tribe: Nitinaht
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Plant used as a purgative.
RECRD: 47096 id: 17473