Rosaceae Rosa nutkana K. Presl

Nootka Rose

Quinault - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 34

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Scientific name: Rosa nutkana K. Presl
USDA symbol: RONUN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nootka Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Quinault
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Poultice of twig ashes and skunk oil applied to syphilitic sores.

RECRD: 93801 id: 34067

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