Rosaceae Rosa acicularis Lindl.

Prickly Rose

Cree, Woodlands - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Leighton, Anna L., 1985, Wild Plant Use by the Woods Cree (Nihithawak) of East-Central Saskatchewan, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 55

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Scientific name: Rosa acicularis Lindl.
USDA symbol: ROACA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prickly Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Woodlands
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of roots taken as a cough remedy.

RECRD: 5638 id: 33869

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