Apiaceae Ligusticum canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose

Canby's Licoriceroot

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 64

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Scientific name: Ligusticum canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LICA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canby's Licoriceroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Root tied in a cheesecloth and kept near a baby's face to prevent a cold.

RECRD: 12327 id: 20215

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