Berberidaceae Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
Mohegan - Drug, Throat Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 128
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Berberis vulgaris L.
Scientific name: Berberis vulgaris L.
USDA symbol: BEVU (
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Common names: Common Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Berries used for sore throat and fever.
RECRD: 83084 id: 7042