Orobanche fasciculata Cancer root (Orobanchaceae)

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Orobanche fasciculata
Cancer root
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The Orobanche fasciculata plant species is found in Western N. America - Indiana to Yukon and British Columbia, south to California and Arizona. It is a member of the Orobanchaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Cancer root.

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Latin Name:  Orobanche fasciculata
Common Name:  Cancer root
Family:  Orobanchaceae
Author:  Nutt.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Sandy soils[235], where it is parasitic on the roots of Eriogonum and Artemesia spp[43], to 3200 metres in California and north to British Columbia[71].

Medicinal Information: The root is pectoral[257]. The chewed root has been used as a dressing on wounds and open sores[257]. An infusion of the leaves is used as a wash on sores[257]. Forms of the plant that are parasitic on sweet sage roots have been used as a treatment of cancer[257]. The dried and powdered plant is inserted in the rectum as a specific treatment for haemorrhoids[257].

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