Apiaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Western Sweetroot
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 70
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Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
Scientific name: Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Torr.
USDA symbol: OSOC (
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Common names: Western Sweetroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Roots applied to the tooth for toothaches.
RECRD: 12372 id: 24999