Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze

Pacific Ninebark

Bella Coola - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Bella Coola Indians of British Columbia, Syesis 6:193-220, page 208

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Scientific name: Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze
USDA symbol: PHCA11 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pacific Ninebark
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Decoction of three foot stick taken alternatively with large amounts of water as an emetic.

RECRD: 47869 id: 26761

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