Rosaceae Prunus sp.

Chokecherry

Apache, Mescalero - Drug, Burn Dressing

Use documented by:
Basehart, Harry W., 1974, Apache Indians XII. Mescalero Apache Subsistence Patterns and Socio-Political Organization, New York. Garland Publishing Inc., page 48

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Scientific name: Prunus sp.
Common names: Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Apache, Mescalero
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Burn Dressing
Notes: Ripe berries mashed and used for burns.

RECRD: 45751 id: 30673

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