Apiaceae Angelica genuflexa Nutt.
Kneeling Angelica
Bella Coola - Drug, Cathartic
Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 61
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Angelica genuflexa Nutt.
Scientific name: Angelica genuflexa Nutt.
USDA symbol: ANGE2 (
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Common names: Kneeling Angelica
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of root or raw root taken as a purgative.
RECRD: 81263 id: 3502