Names
Shoshone: doo.suh.geep
English: Elk Thistle
Scientific: Cirsium foliosum
Zone
Montane
Harvest Time
- July or June in Montane on foothills zones
Primary Uses
- Edible stems, leaves, roots have more vitamin C than an orange, and many B-vitamins
Secondary Uses
- Rubbing Stick
Cautions
- Very sharp spines
Active Principle(s)
- None Listed
Video Description of Plant
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Notes
Processing Notes
- Cleave away spiny leaf edges are stem sides results = nutritious salad leaves and celery like stems
Uses
- Crushing plants applied as a poultice for abrasions
- Plant tea used to inhibit conception
- Mashed stems and leaves applied over sore eyes
- Plant tea for fever
- Stems and leaves and roots as food
- Food to expel worms from intestines
- Mashed leaves and stems applied to rash
- Stems mashed and applied to any skin injury
- Stems and leaves mashed and applied to swollen skin