Asteraceae Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.
Mulesears Wyethia
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
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 85
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Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.
Scientific name: Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: WYAM (
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Common names: Mulesears Wyethia
Family: Asteraceae
Family (APG): Asteraceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of warmed, pounded roots applied for arthritic or rheumatic pain.
RECRD: 12498 id: 43583