Latin name:
Osmorhiza claytonii
(Michx.) C.B. Clarke
Botanical family:
Apiaceae
Growth habit:
Herb
Vernacular name(s):
hairy sweet cicely (Eng.)
osmorhize de Clayton (Fr.)
osaga'tigom' (Ojibwa)
Uses:
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Roots :
Dried, pounded and moistened in warm water and applied to skin ulcers. Dried and chewed or a decoction used to gargle to treat sore throat [Ojibwa 47].