Ethnobotanical sample

Museum number:
3-27196
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
11 (previous number (donor's original number)) and 3-28196 (this is a typo - duplicate number.)
Accession number:
Acc.3026
Description:
Root: Chuchupaste also called osha. Root of Ligusticum(sic) porteri. Used for the prevention of offensive odors, headaches and constipation. It is commonly used for hangovers. Put five grams in one and a half liters of water and boil for five minutes. One cup before very meal. Sold as medicine.
Donor:
Charles Perez Allen
Collection place:
Sonora, Mexico
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Botanical samples
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ethnobotanical sample, accession number 3-27196, described as Root: Chuchupaste also called osha. Root of Ligusticum(sic) porteri. Used for the prevention of offensive odors, headaches and constipation. It is commonly used for hangovers. Put five grams in one and a half liters of water and boil for five minutes. One cup before very meal. Sold as medicine.

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