Names
Shoshone:
Unknown
English: Wild Cilantro
Scientific: Cymopterus fendleri
Zone
Desert
Harvest Time
- Must peel root skin promptly. Dig in early June
Primary Uses
- The fendleri species have a cilantro like flavoring
- Roots pounded into flour for bread
- Roots for bread flour
- Tops eaten raw or dried and cooked in stew or soup – good flavor
Secondary Uses
- Dry roots; mash using Mano/matate; into a flour, make biscuits
- Seeds as spice in soups/stews
Cautions
- None listed
Active Principle(s)
- None listed
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Notes
Medicinal Uses
- Intestinal Health: Boiled seeds as digestive aid
- Old People’s Medicine: Cooked seeds to aid digestion
- Vitamin C: Leaves and flowers – raw or cooked