Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association Dedicated to Developing Responsible Herbal Practice   MEMBER WEBSITE   Jasmine C. Lyon, Executive Director QUESTIONS? email office@vbma.org   Established in 2002 by Susan Wynn, DVM, RH(AHG) VBMA BOARD   President:  Laurie Dohmen President-Elect: Robert Silver Past President: Cynthia Lankenau Int'l Advisor:  Barbara Fougere Recording Secretary:  Beth Lambert Director/Treasurer:  Jasmine Lyon     VBMA Member Home About VBMA Contact VBMA Member Benefits   VBMA Herbal Wiki COMMON NAME:  Fernleaf Biscuitroot LATIN NAME:  Lomatium dissectum NATIVE TO:  Western North America   BACK TO HERBAL WIKI INDEX Lomatium dissectum in Wenas Wildlife Area   Lomatium dissectum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name fernleaf biscuitroot. or Indian Comsumption Root. It is native to much of western North America, where it grows in varied habitat. It is found in the eastern Transverse Ranges and the Sierra Nevada in California. It was used extensively by the Native Americans in that area and reported to have prevented influenzas.   Lomatium dissectum is a perennial herb reaching up to 1.4 meters tall, growing from a thick taproot. The leaves are mostly attached near the base of the plant, spreading with petioles up to 30 centimeters long and large blades divided into many small, narrow segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of many small yellow or reddish flowers, each cluster on a ray up to 10 centimeters long. The fruits resemble pumpkin seeds.   A Lomatium dissectum root extract completely inhibited the cytopathic effects of rotavira. It also showed antibiotic activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium. (from Wikipedium)

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