Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer

Western Mountainash

Thompson - Drug, Kidney Aid

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 273

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Scientific name: Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer
USDA symbol: SOSIS2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Infusion of branches taken for weak kidneys, to stop frequent urination.

RECRD: 33342 id: 38575

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