. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 48 HERBS Mead. Str. Wd. Most States W. Can. Sage Mead. Sub. Alp. Ore. Calif. Ida. Wyo. Utah Nev. them with decomposed deer liver and used this to poison war ar- rows. Young spring leaves are poisonous to cattle. Materia Medic a says, "used for depressed mind, loss of strength, trem- bling; acts on the glandular ; Thousands of pounds of leaves and seeds are imported for the drug trade each year. H-33. SQUAWROOT or YAMPAH, Per- ideridla gairdneri. Also calle
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 48 HERBS Mead. Str. Wd. Most States W. Can. Sage Mead. Sub. Alp. Ore. Calif. Ida. Wyo. Utah Nev. them with decomposed deer liver and used this to poison war ar- rows. Young spring leaves are poisonous to cattle. Materia Medic a says, "used for depressed mind, loss of strength, trem- bling; acts on the glandular ; Thousands of pounds of leaves and seeds are imported for the drug trade each year. H-33. SQUAWROOT or YAMPAH, Per- ideridla gairdneri. Also called Caraway. ^^^^ A tall plant with single stem, l'-3 1/S' tall, with single umbels of white flowers, few, un- divided leaves; fleshy roots single or in clus- ters; several bractlets surround flowers. Parkinson, in 1640, writes: "Seeds good for colds or indigestions. A poultice made of powdered seeds is good for the eyes and will also take away black and blue spots. The herb and seed fried and put hot into a bag eases stomach ; The Indians gathered roots in the spring and washed them, then trampled them to re- lease the outer skin, then washed again and cooked as potatoes. Roots were ground and made into cakes also. Fremont liked it cooked with wild duck. H-34. BOLANDER'S YAMPAH, Perideridea bolanderi. l'-2' high. 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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