Berberidaceae Berberis vulgaris L.

Common Barberry

Mohegan - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269

View all documented uses for Berberis vulgaris L.

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Scientific name: Berberis vulgaris L.
USDA symbol: BEVU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Cold, compound decoction of berries taken for fever.

RECRD: 83082 id: 7040

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