Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea odorata Ait.

American White Waterlily

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Toothache Remedy

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 110

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Scientific name: Nymphaea odorata Ait.
USDA symbol: NYODO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American White Waterlily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Family (APG): Nymphaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Stems placed directly on the tooth for toothaches.

RECRD: 12725 id: 24165

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