Ericaceae Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl.

Woollyleaf Manzanita

Costanoan (Olhonean) - Drug, Antihemorrhagic

Use documented by:
Merriam, C. Hart, 1966, Ethnographic Notes on California Indian Tribes, University of California Archaeological Research Facility, Berkeley, page 373

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Scientific name: Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl.
USDA symbol: ARTOT3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Woollyleaf Manzanita
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Costanoan (Olhonean)
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antihemorrhagic
Notes: Infusion of bark powder taken for lung hemorrhages.

RECRD: 6810 id: 4495

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