Liliaceae Veratrum californicum Dur.

California False Hellebore

Paiute - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy

Use documented by:
Kelly, Isabel T., 1932, Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31(3):67-210, page 195

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Scientific name: Veratrum californicum Dur.
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Poultice of chewed roots applied to snakebites.

RECRD: 96849 id: 42591

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