Berberidaceae Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
Oregongrape
Tolowa - Drug, Blood Medicine
Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 38
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Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
Scientific name: Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
USDA symbol: MARE11 (
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Common names: Oregongrape
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Tolowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Roots used in a concoction for blood purification.
RECRD: 5915 id: 22017