Rosaceae Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.

Oregon Crabapple

Gitksan - Drug, Diuretic

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 60

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Scientific name: Malus fusca (Raf.) Schneid.
USDA symbol: MAFU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Oregon Crabapple
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Decoction of trunk and branches or inner bark taken as a laxative and diuretic.

RECRD: 92999 id: 22210

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