Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.
Common Chokecherry
Thompson - Drug, Unspecified
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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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Decoction of broken sticks taken for a sick feeling.
RECRD: 33231 id: 30862