Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

Blue Elderberry

Paiute - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 111

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Scientific name: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli
USDA symbol: SANIC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Poultice of heated stems applied to the body that ached from rheumatism and similar disorders.

RECRD: 1546 id: 36571

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