Paeoniaceae Paeonia brownii Dougl. ex Hook.

Brown's Peony

Paiute - Drug, Heart Medicine

Use documented by:
Mahar, James Michael., 1953, Ethnobotany of the Oregon Paiutes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Reed College, B.A. Thesis, page 71

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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: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Heart Medicine
Notes: Fresh roots chewed and the juice swallowed for heart trouble.

RECRD: 1436 id: 25318