Rosaceae Purshia glandulosa Curran

Desert Bitterbrush

Kawaiisu - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 55

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Scientific name: Purshia glandulosa Curran
USDA symbol: PUGL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Desert Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of inner bark and leaves used as an emetic.

RECRD: 92858 id: 31617

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