Apiaceae Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose

Barestem Biscuitroot

Kwakiutl - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 381

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Scientific name: Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LONU2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Barestem Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Seeds kept in the mouth and the saliva swallowed to loosen the phlegm for hoarseness and coughs.

RECRD: 4501 id: 20990