Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
European Red Elderberry
Hanaksiala - Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
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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Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
Scientific name: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
USDA symbol: SARAR3 (
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Common names: European Red Elderberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Hanaksiala
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (External)
Notes: Cooked shoots put in bath water and used as a soak for sore, arthritic areas.
RECRD: 61284 id: 36874