Rosaceae Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.

Antelope Bitterbrush

Klamath - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Spier, Leslie, 1930, Klamath Ethnography, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 30:1-338, page 131

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Scientific name: Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
USDA symbol: PUTR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Antelope Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Klamath
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Infusion of smashed, dried, ripe, bitter fruits taken as an emetic.

RECRD: 92863 id: 31669

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