Latin name:
Heuchera richardsonii
R. Br.
Botanical family:
Saxifragaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
Richardson's alumroot (Eng.)
heuchère de Richardson (Fr.)
pithikocipihk (Cree)
ciwade'imin'ibûg (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Roots :
Chewed or made into a decoction taken in diarrhoea. Infusion used to wash sore eyes [Cree 95]. Dried, chewed and the juice swallowed in stomach pain. Chewed in sore mouth. Decoction used to treat sore eyes [Ojibwa 47].