Rosaceae Prunus andersonii Gray
Desert Peach
Paiute - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 123
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Prunus andersonii Gray
Scientific name: Prunus andersonii Gray
USDA symbol: PRAN2 (
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Common names: Desert Peach
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Decoction of dried bark strips taken as a winter tonic to ward off influenza.
RECRD: 92593 id: 30307