Caprifoliaceae Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.

Twinberry Honeysuckle

Blackfoot - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 67

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Scientific name: Lonicera involucrata Banks ex Spreng.
USDA symbol: LOINI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Twinberry Honeysuckle
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of berries used as a cathartic and emetic to cleanse the body.

RECRD: 3674 id: 21154

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