Berberidaceae Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.

Hollyleaved Barberry

Thompson - Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)

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 187

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Scientific name: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MAAQ2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hollyleaved Barberry
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antirheumatic (Internal)
Notes: Decoction of peeled, chopped rootbark taken for arthritis.

RECRD: 32587 id: 21869

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