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Squaw Root
Perideridia gairdneri
Squaw Root · Common Yampah · Gairdner's yampah · Gardner's yampah · Indian caraway · Perideridia montana · Péridéridia de Gairdner · Yampawurzel · common yampah · false caraway · péridéridie de Gairdner · squawroot · yamp · 禾芹薯
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US(Blackfoot), CA
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Swelling, Sore(Throat)
Science studied: ALANINE, ASCORBIC-ACID, BETA-CAROTENE, CYSTINE-(HALF)
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Apiaceae
Scientific name: Perideridia gairdneri
Common names: Squaw Root, Common Yampah, Gairdner's yampah, Gardner's yampah, Indian caraway, Perideridia montana, Péridéridia de Gairdner, Yampawurzel, common yampah, false caraway, péridéridie de Gairdner, squawroot, yamp, 禾芹薯
History
The source record documents this plant in US(Blackfoot), CA.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Swelling
- Sore(Throat)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US(Blackfoot)
- CA
Documented cultural uses
- Swelling
- Sore(Throat)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALANINE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CYSTINE-(HALF)
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- IRON
- LYSINE
- METHIONINE
- POTASSIUM
- PROLINE
- SUGARS
- TRYPTOPHAN
- VALINE
- LEUCINE
- PROTEIN
- ASPARTIC-ACID
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- FIBER
- CALCIUM
- FAT
- MAGNESIUM
- PHOSPHORUS
- THREONINE
- ARGININE
- GLYCINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- STARCH
- TYROSINE
- WATER
- HISTIDINE
- SERINE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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