Empetraceae Empetrum nigrum L.

Black Crowberry

Bella Coola - 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 60

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Scientific name: Empetrum nigrum L.
USDA symbol: EMNIN (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Black Crowberry
Family: Empetraceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of green leaves taken as a purgative.

RECRD: 85330 id: 13063

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