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Osha is traditionally used by indigenous American peoples and Mexicans as a medicine and/or in rituals (e.g. in Jicarilla culture, Medicine Men smoke osha with tobacco or other plants in religious ceremonies, and as a medicine, osha is made into a tea to soothe sore throats).


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Osha is also known by the following names:

  • Osha root, Porter’s Lovage, Lovage, Wild Lovage, Porter's Wild Lovage, Loveroot, Porter’s Ligusticum, Bear Medicine, Bear Root, Colorado cough root, Indian Root, Indian Parsley, Wild Parsley, Mountain Ginseng, Mountain Carrot, Nipo, Empress Of The Dark Forest, Chuchupate, Chuchupati, Chuchupaste


In the Jicarilla Language , osha is called ''ha’ich’idéé''.


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