Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Russet Buffaloberry

Thompson - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 472

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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: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Decoction of bark taken as a tonic for the stomach.

RECRD: 95162 id: 37917

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