Araliaceae Oplopanax horridus Miq.

Devilsclub

Gitksan - Drug, Orthopedic 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: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Decoction taken to aid the knitting of broken bones.

RECRD: 90442 id: 24439

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