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)