Berberidaceae Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC.

Sweet After Death

Paiute - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 73

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Scientific name: Achlys triphylla (Sm.) DC.
USDA symbol: ACTR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Sweet After Death
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Strained infusion of dried, shredded roots used as a wash for cataracts.

RECRD: 1443 id: 1106

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