Rosaceae Potentilla sp.

Five Finger

Paiute - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 42

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Scientific name: Potentilla sp.
Common names: Five Finger
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Whole plant used as a laxative.

RECRD: 21016 id: 29863

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