Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Silver Buffaloberry
Cheyenne - Drug, Unspecified
Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 24
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Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHAR (
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Common names: Silver Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Dried, smashed berries used as an ingredient in medicinal mixtures.
RECRD: 95144 id: 37770