Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze

Pacific Ninebark

Green River Group - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Gunther, Erna, 1973, Ethnobotany of Western Washington, Seattle. University of Washington Press. Revised edition, page 33

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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: Green River Group
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Young shoots, peeled of bark, used as an emetic.

RECRD: 91226 id: 26762

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