Linaceae Linum lewisii Pursh
Prairie Flax
Shoshoni - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 39
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Linum lewisii Pursh
Scientific name: Linum lewisii Pursh
USDA symbol: LIPE2 (
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Common names: Prairie Flax
Family: Linaceae
Family (APG): Linaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of root used as an eye medicine.
RECRD: 21000 id: 20426