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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Balsamorhiza sagittata

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Diuretic US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Laxative US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Pertussis US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Poultice US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Swelling US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.
Tuberculosis US(Flathead) Hart, J.A. 1979. The ethnobotany of the Flathead Indians of Western Montana. Botanical Museum Leaflet 27(10). Harvard University.