Rosaceae Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
Antelope Bitterbrush
Paiute, Northern - Drug, Laxative
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 126
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Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
Scientific name: Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
USDA symbol: PUTR2 (
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Common names: Antelope Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of sun dried leaves taken to vomit and move the bowels for stomachaches and constipation.
RECRD: 9001 id: 31710