Rosaceae Luetkea pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze

Partridgefoot

Thompson - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 472

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Scientific name: Luetkea pectinata (Pursh) Kuntze
USDA symbol: LUPE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Partridgefoot
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant taken for profuse or prolonged menstruation.

RECRD: 89201 id: 21300