Rosaceae Purshia glandulosa Curran
Desert Bitterbrush
Kawaiisu - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 55
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Purshia glandulosa Curran
Scientific name: Purshia glandulosa Curran
USDA symbol: PUGL2 (
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Common names: Desert Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kawaiisu
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of inner bark and leaves used for gonorrhea.
RECRD: 92861 id: 31620