Bitterroot is harvested in spring and preserved for use as a winter pudding. The distinctive pink flower can be used on wounds to keep them from getting infected. It can be mixed with back fat or simply chewed and activated by saliva. A tea made from the stem can promote memory – especially after a head injury.
The plant was used extensively by the Crow but is amongst those that, according to Grant, are increasingly harder to find.
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