Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Keres, Western - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Swank, George R., 1932, The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians, University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 32

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: Keres, Western
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Plant chewed for sickness that occurred during hunting when approached by a dying deer.

RECRD: 30070 id: 21830

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