Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus var. albus

Common Snowberry

Kwakiutl - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 386

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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: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Moxa of tips while still on plant used for headache.

RECRD: 95809 id: 39117