Araceae Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John
American Skunkcabbage
Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Urinary Aid
Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 189
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Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John
Scientific name: Lysichiton americanus Hult‚n & St. John
USDA symbol: LYAM3 (
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Common names: American Skunkcabbage
Family: Araceae
Family (APG): Araceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Roots used experimentally for bloody urine.
RECRD: 61172 id: 21603