Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Black Elderberry
Shoshoni - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
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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Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (
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Common names: Black Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of blossoms taken for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 94692 id: 36856