Caprifoliaceae Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
Mooseberry Viburnum
Carrier, Northern - Drug, Cathartic
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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Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
Scientific name: Viburnum edule (Michx.) Raf.
USDA symbol: VIED (
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Common names: Mooseberry Viburnum
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Carrier, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of crushed inner bark taken as a purgative.
RECRD: 97165 id: 43032