Liliaceae Veratrum californicum Dur.
California False Hellebore
Shoshoni - Drug, Gland Medicine
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 147148
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Veratrum californicum Dur.
Scientific name: Veratrum californicum Dur.
USDA symbol: VECAC2 (
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Common names: California False Hellebore
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gland Medicine
Notes: Poultice of root applied for enlarged throat glands and blood poisoning.
RECRD: 96863 id: 42613