Rosaceae Spiraea betulifolia Pallas

White Spirea

Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Gynecological Aid

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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Scientific name: Spiraea betulifolia Pallas
USDA symbol: SPBEC (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: White Spirea
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Decoction of branches used for menstrual pains or heavy or prolonged menstruation.

RECRD: 12947 id: 38722

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