Orobanchaceae Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
Clustered Broomrape
Montana Indian - Drug, Cancer Treatment
Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 6
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Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
Scientific name: Orobanche fasciculata Nutt.
USDA symbol: ORFA (
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Common names: Clustered Broomrape
Family: Orobanchaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cancer Treatment
Notes: Parasite (cancer root) on sweet sage roots used for cancer.
RECRD: 10017 id: 24904