. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). HERBS 51 H-39. COMMON DOGBANE or INDIAN HEMP, Apocynum canna- binum, Dogbane Fam. A deep- rooted plant, l'-5' tall, with erect, smooth and pointed leaves, 2"-4" long, and terminal flowers white, pink or rose colored, in clusters. Found in shady or moist places. Poisonous to stock, but usually avoided due to the bitter, rubbery juice. Indians made nets and rope from the fibers of pounded stems and roots. Seeds are eaten after being parched, and are sometimes groun
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). HERBS 51 H-39. COMMON DOGBANE or INDIAN HEMP, Apocynum canna- binum, Dogbane Fam. A deep- rooted plant, l'-5' tall, with erect, smooth and pointed leaves, 2"-4" long, and terminal flowers white, pink or rose colored, in clusters. Found in shady or moist places. Poisonous to stock, but usually avoided due to the bitter, rubbery juice. Indians made nets and rope from the fibers of pounded stems and roots. Seeds are eaten after being parched, and are sometimes ground into meal to make fried cakes. In New Mexico the stems of the Dogbane are broken and placed in the sun to dry and the lit- tle balls of hardened juice are used as chewing gumc The dried rhizomes and roots are used as heart stimulants and cathartics (to induce swift bowel movement). It is still in use today as a medicine for Bright's disease and irregularities of the heart. The GREEHlSh wh^te:. roots are gathered in autumn H-40. Asclepias Fam. ( Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Co.
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