Boraginaceae Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.

Western Gromwell

Gosiute - Drug, Kidney 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 373

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Scientific name: Lithospermum ruderale Dougl. ex Lehm.
USDA symbol: LIRU4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Gromwell
Family: Boraginaceae
Family (APG): Boraginaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Roots used as a diuretic for kidney troubles.

RECRD: 88870 id: 20614

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