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Soap Root
Chlorogalum
Chloros "green" Gala "milk or juice"
Edibility & Medicinal uses
Natives would slow roast the root in a fire pit and eat it.The soap root is a good food source for starch.
In instances of joint pain and cramps, the soap root could be rubbed on the bod for relief.
Soap root was also used as an ointment for poison oak.
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When the coating is removed, the bulb is crushed and used as a soap for hands or clothing
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The bulb can be used as a shampoo
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Natives used the crushed bulbs to stun fish.
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The fibers of the bulb make good brushes
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the thick juices from cooking the bulbs was used as a glue to attach feathers to arrow shafts
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