Araliaceae Oplopanax horridus Miq.

Devilsclub

Gitksan - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Gottesfeld, Leslie M. J. and Beverley Anderson, 1988, Gitksan Traditional Medicine: Herbs And Healing, Journal of Ethnobiology 8(1):13-33, page 16

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Scientific name: Oplopanax horridus Miq.
USDA symbol: OPHO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Devilsclub
Family: Araliaceae
Family (APG): Araliaceae
Native American Tribe: Gitksan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Fresh or dried inner bark used for stomach ulcers and pain.

RECRD: 43887 id: 24423