Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

European Red Elderberry

Haisla and Hanaksiala - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 229

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Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: European Red Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Haisla and Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Leaves boiled and used to shorten pregnancy.

RECRD: 61280 id: 36864

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