Rosaceae Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Woods' Rose
Shoshoni - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 129-131
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Rosa woodsii Lindl.
Scientific name: Rosa woodsii Lindl.
USDA symbol: ROWOW (
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Common names: Woods' Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Compound decoction of roots taken as a blood tonic and for general debility.
RECRD: 93843 id: 34232