Western Meadow Rue

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Names: Atsiinaimo (Blackfoot); Western Meadow Rue (English); Pigamon Occidental (French); Thalictrum occidentale (Latin)

Other Common Names: Big Stomach Scent

Characteristics: Tall stems with heart-shaped/round leaves, blooms with pinky purple and yellow flowers May to August.

Optimal Growing Conditions: Shady and moist conditions

Habitat and Origin: North-western North America from Alaska and western Canada to northern California to Wyoming and Colorado

Edible Portions: Unknown

Aboriginal Peoples Uses: Blackfoot people powdered the fruits and mixed them with water to be used as a cosmetic perfume. Seeds boiled to make tea for chest pains. Also used to spice pemmican, dried meats and broths. Root was chewed and swallowed to cure headaches, eye trouble, and sore legs, and to loosen phlegm and improve circulation.