Rosaceae Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara

Bride's Feathers

Kwakiutl - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy Chapman and Marcus A. M. Bell, 1973, The Ethnobotany of the Southern Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia, Economic Botany 27:257-310, page 288

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Scientific name: Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara
USDA symbol: ARDIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bride's Feathers
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Kwakiutl
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Dried, soaked root held in the mouth for coughing.

RECRD: 82446 id: 5890

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