Scrophulariaceae Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene

Bush Penstemon

Thompson - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 286

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Scientific name: Penstemon fruticosus (Pursh) Greene
USDA symbol: PEFRF4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bush Penstemon
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of plant used as an eyewash. The informant used the infusion as an eyewash after she had gotten glass splinters in her eye.

RECRD: 33431 id: 25901

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