🪶Indigenous / Native American🌶️Latin American Curanderismo
Osha Root
Ligusticum porteri
About Osha Root
Osha Root (Ligusticum porteri) is a herb used in the Indigenous / Native American and Latin American Curanderismo traditions to help with Respiratory Issues, Common Cold, Immune Support, and Fever, among 2 other conditions it addresses. The root is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Ligusticum porteri, known as Osha or oshá, is a perennial herb found in parts of the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, especially in the southwestern United States.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Root · internal