Rosaceae Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
Virginia Strawberry
Thompson - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 259
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Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
Scientific name: Fragaria virginiana Duchesne
USDA symbol: FRVIV (
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Common names: Virginia Strawberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of roots or whole plant taken for diarrhea or dysentery.
RECRD: 33204 id: 15025