Araliaceae Oplopanax horridus Miq.

Devilsclub

Carrier, Southern - Drug, Gynecological Aid

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 62

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Scientific name: Oplopanax horridus Miq.
USDA symbol: OPHO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Devilsclub
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Carrier, Southern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of bark taken as a purgative before and after childbirth.

RECRD: 90468 id: 24415

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