Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis

Sitka Mountainash

Gitksan - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 59

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Scientific name: Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis
USDA symbol: SOSIS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sitka Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Crushed fresh fruit eaten raw as a strong purgative.

RECRD: 93032 id: 38587

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