Rosaceae Potentilla recta L.

Sulphur Cinquefoil

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Dermatological Aid

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 127

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Scientific name: Potentilla recta L.
USDA symbol: PORE5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sulphur Cinquefoil
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of pounded leaves and stems applied to open sores and wounds.

RECRD: 12860 id: 29855

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