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

Bitter Cherry

Kwakiutl - Drug, Preventive Medicine

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 379

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: Preventive Medicine
Notes: Plant used as part of charm worn by children to ward off disease.

RECRD: 92465 id: 30372

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