California fuchsia

Scientific: Epilobium canum 

Common: California fuchsia 

Español: Balsamillo, Balsaméa 

Chumash ('alapkaswa'): s’axt’utun ’iyuxnuc 

The leaves were dried and powdered or boiled and made into a wash to apply to wounds and sprains, particularly in livestock. However, the remedy may not be indigenous among the Chumash. 

Source: Chumash Ethnobotany: Plant Knowledge Among the Chumash People of Southern California by Jan Timbrook

'alapkaswa' refers to the local Chumash dialect spoken at the kaswa’ village near modern Hope Ranch. 

California fuchsia (Epilobium canum)

California fuchsia (Epilobium canum)