Clusiaceae Hypericum scouleri Hook.

Scouler's St. Johnswort

Shoshoni - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 89

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Scientific name: Hypericum scouleri Hook.
USDA symbol: HYSCS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Scouler's St. Johnswort
Family: Clusiaceae
Family (APG): Hypericaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Plant used several ways as a poultice for sores, swellings, wounds and cuts.

RECRD: 87663 id: 17680