Rosaceae Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht.

California Blackberry

Hesquiat - Drug, Other

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 75

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Scientific name: Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht.
USDA symbol: RUURM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Blackberry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Decoction of the entire vine taken for a general sick feeling.

RECRD: 733 id: 35064