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  Color lightgreen
  Name Osha
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Magnoliopsida
  Ordo Apiales
  Familia Apiaceae
  Genus '' Ligusticum ''
  Species '''''L porteri'''''
  Binomial ''Ligusticum porteri''
  Binomial Authority Coult & Rose


Osha ('''''Ligusticum porteri''''') is a perennial herb used for its Medicinal Properties . Osha grows in parts of the Rocky Mountains especially in the North American Southwest.

''L. porteri (Osha)'' root or '', Liniment for sore muscles that can be stored (in a cool place) indefinitely.


SYNONYMY

Osha is also known by the following names:

  • Osha root, Porter's Lovage, Porter's Licorice-root, 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, Chuchupatle, Guariaca, Hierba del cochino, Raíz del cochino, Washía (tarahumara), Yerba de cochino


In the Jicarilla Language , osha is called ''ha’ich’idéé''. The White Mountain Apache (WMA)call it '"Ha 'il chii' gah".

Osha is still commonly used widely by the Apaches and other native tribes. According to WMA Elders, they would use it as a snake and insect repellant:It has a strong smell. Apaches use this herb to aid in the curing of common colds, sore throats, cough, sinusitis, and other side effects of the winter season.

It is said that when put in water over your woodstove, it will help in keeping you immune in winter times.


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