Rosaceae Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris (Maxim.) Hara

Bride's Feathers

Kwakiutl - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Boas, Franz, 1966, Kwakiutl Ethnography, Chicago. University of Chicago Press, page 381

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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: Scraped roots held in the mouth for coughs.

RECRD: 4502 id: 5891