Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Russet Buffaloberry

Shuswap - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Palmer, Gary, 1975, Shuswap Indian Ethnobotany, Syesis 8:29-51, page 61

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Scientific name: Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Russet Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Shuswap
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of plants taken by young men in training to purge themselves.

RECRD: 95154 id: 37880

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