Rosaceae Prunus andersonii Gray

Desert Peach

Paiute - Drug, Tonic

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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Scientific name: Prunus andersonii Gray
USDA symbol: PRAN2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Peach
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of dried bark strips taken as a winter tonic to ward off influenza.

RECRD: 92594 id: 30308

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