Apiaceae Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose

Western Water Hemlock

Thompson - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 150

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Scientific name: Cicuta douglasii (DC.) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: CIDO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Water Hemlock
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Poultice of root used for severe pain in the legs and back.

RECRD: 32363 id: 9857

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