Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus var. albus

Common Snowberry

Bella Coola - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Harlan I., 1929, Materia Medica of the Bella Coola and Neighboring Tribes of British Columbia, National Museum of Canada Bulletin 56:47-68, page 64

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Scientific name: Symphoricarpos albus var. albus
USDA symbol: SYALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Snowberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Bella Coola
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of branches taken as 'the best cure for gonorrhea.'

RECRD: 95801 id: 39114

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