Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn

Black Elderberry

Shoshoni - Drug, Blood Medicine

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 137138

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Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root taken as a blood tonic.

RECRD: 94689 id: 36853

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