Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Kinnikinnick

Cheyenne - Drug, Psychological Aid

Use documented by:
Hart, Jeffrey A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne Indians of Montana, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 4:1-55, page 25

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Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Cheyenne
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Psychological Aid
Notes: Leaves burned to drive away bad spirits for people going crazy.

RECRD: 81794 id: 4544

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