Rosaceae Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.

Bitter Cherry

Kwakiutl - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 290

View all documented uses for Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.

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Scientific name: Prunus emarginata (Dougl. ex Hook.) D. Dietr.
USDA symbol: PREME (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bitter Cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Bark ash rubbed on chest of baby as protection from mouth sores.

RECRD: 92454 id: 30361

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