Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Keres, Western - Drug, Preventive Medicine

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

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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: Preventive Medicine
Notes: Infusion of leaves used to prevent sickness that occurred while hunting and approached by dying deer

RECRD: 30071 id: 21831

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