Lesquerella intermedia
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| Lesquerella intermedia | |
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| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Lesquerella intermedia (common name: bladder pod)
Cultivation: 216077
Range: South-western N. America.
Medicinal: The root has been rubbed on the abdomen when the uterus fails to contract after childbirth[1].
The root has been eaten, and a poultice of the chewed root applied, in the treatment of snakebites[1].
A poultice of the roots has been used to treat sore eyes[1].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.