Apiaceae Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance

Carrotleaf Biscuitroot

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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Scientific name: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
USDA symbol: LODIM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carrotleaf Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Oil of root used for trachoma.

RECRD: 21003 id: 20888