Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Thompson - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 264

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Decoction of branches, sometimes with red willow branches & wild rose roots, taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 33234 id: 30860

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