Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.
Common Chokecherry
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 127
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Prunus virginiana L.
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (
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Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of branches and red willow roots used as a general tonic for any type of sickness.
RECRD: 12872 id: 30844