Calycanthaceae Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn.

Western Sweetshrub

Pomo - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1967, Ethnographic Notes on the Southwestern Pomo, Anthropological Records 25:10-15, page 13

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Scientific name: Calycanthus occidentalis Hook. & Arn.
USDA symbol: CAOC5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Western Sweetshrub
Family: Calycanthaceae
Family (APG): Calycanthaceae
Native American Tribe: Pomo
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Decoction of scraped bark taken for severe colds.

RECRD: 83323 id: 7821