Apiaceae Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC.

Water Parsely

Tsimshian - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

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 326

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Scientific name: Oenanthe sarmentosa K. Presl ex DC.
USDA symbol: OESA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Water Parsely
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Tsimshian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Roots eaten as an emetic to seek supernatural powers and purify.

RECRD: 61539 id: 24252

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