Berberidaceae Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
Oregongrape
Shoshoni - Drug, Cough Medicine
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 51, 52
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Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
Scientific name: Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don
USDA symbol: MARE11 (
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Common names: Oregongrape
Family: Berberidaceae
Family (APG): Berberidaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root, sometimes with whiskey, taken for coughs.
RECRD: 83072 id: 22012