Ericaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Kinnikinnick
Okanagan-Colville - Drug, Urinary Aid
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 101
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USDA symbol: ARUV (
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Common names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae
Family (APG): Ericaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Decoction of leaves and stems taken as a tonic for the bladder.
RECRD: 12635 id: 4625