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Ligusticum filicinum

Common name:	Fernleaf Licorice Root	Family:	Umbelliferae
Author:	S.Watson.	Botanical references:
Synonyms:
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	N. America
Habitat:	Not known
Edibility Rating (1-5):	0	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	1

Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Fern-leaf Wild Lovage [B], Fernleaf Licoriceroot [P], Osha Colorado Cough-root [H], Osha Root [E],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	filicinum = fern like; ligusticum = Ligurian, (NW Italy);
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Apiales. Renamed to Apiaceae -- Carrot family
Other Range Info:	From the Ethnobotany Database
	Us(Nm)

Physical Characteristics

. . The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). We rate it 0/5 for edibility and 1/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

The root has been used as a cough remedy and also in the treatment of many other ailments[257].

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

207161

Propagation

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Web References

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[E] Ethnobotany Data (common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
[B] Data (Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
[S] SW USA Dist. Maps from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

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References

[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.

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Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future - Species Database. Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
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