Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Karok - Drug, Panacea

Use documented by:
Schenck, Sara M. and E. W. Gifford, 1952, Karok Ethnobotany, Anthropological Records 13(6):377-392, page 383

View all documented uses for Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

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Scientific name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MAAQ2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hollyleaved Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Karok
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Panacea
Notes: Decoction of roots taken as a good medicine for all kinds of sickness.

RECRD: 83036 id: 21827

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