Rosaceae Physocarpus capitatus (Pursh) Kuntze

Pacific Ninebark

Saanich - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1971, The Ethnobotany of the Coast Salish Indians of Vancouver Island, I and II, Economic Botany 25(1):63-104, 335-339, page 86

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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: Saanich
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of macerated roots taken as a quick laxative.

RECRD: 47638 id: 26777

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