Paeoniaceae Paeonia brownii Dougl. ex Hook.

Brown's Peony

Mahuna - Drug, Febrifuge

Use documented by:
Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 9

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Scientific name: Paeonia brownii Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: PABR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Brown's Peony
Family: Paeoniaceae
Family (APG): Paeoniaceae
Native American Tribe: Mahuna
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of roots taken for complicated lung fevers.

RECRD: 90727 id: 25310