Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Russet Buffaloberry

Sioux - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 24

View all documented uses for Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

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Scientific name: Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Russet Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Sioux
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Root used as a cathartic.

RECRD: 95157 id: 37890

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