Rosaceae Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook.
Northwest Cinquefoil
Thompson - Drug, Dermatological Aid
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 263
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Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook.
Scientific name: Potentilla gracilis Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: POGRG3 (
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Common names: Northwest Cinquefoil
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of mashed leaves, roots and subalpine fir pitch used on wounds, to draw out the pain.
RECRD: 33218 id: 29842