Berberidaceae Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.

Cascade Oregongrape

Thompson - Drug, Venereal Aid

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 nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: MANE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cascade Oregongrape
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of peeled, chopped roots taken for syphilis.

RECRD: 32596 id: 21933

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