Araliaceae Oplopanax horridus Miq.

Devilsclub

Skagit - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 41

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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: Skagit
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of bark taken by women to start menstrual flow after childbirth.

RECRD: 90470 id: 24531