Ericaceae Elliottia pyroliflorus (Bong.) S.W. Brim & P.F. Stevens

Copperbush

Kitasoo - Drug, Dietary Aid

Use documented by:
Compton, Brian Douglas, 1993, Upper North Wakashan and Southern Tsimshian Ethnobotany: The Knowledge and Usage of Plants..., Ph.D. Dissertation, University of British Columbia, page 332

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Scientific name: Elliottia pyroliflorus (Bong.) S.W. Brim & P.F. Stevens
USDA symbol: ELPY (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Copperbush
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Kitasoo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dietary Aid
Notes: Decoction of plant used as an appetite stimulant.

RECRD: 61555 id: 13029

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