Rosaceae Spiraea betulifolia Pallas
White Spirea
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 133
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Spiraea betulifolia Pallas
Scientific name: Spiraea betulifolia Pallas
USDA symbol: SPBEC (
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Common names: White Spirea
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction of branches used for menstrual pains.
RECRD: 12946 id: 38718