Saxifragaceae Mitella sp.

Gosiute - Drug, Laxative

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 348

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Scientific name: Mitella sp.
Common names:
Family: Saxifragaceae
Family (APG): Saxifragaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of root juice taken to hasten elimination and purging.

RECRD: 89863 id: 23165

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