Rhamnaceae Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook.

Snowbrush Ceanothus

Thompson - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 457

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Scientific name: Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook.
USDA symbol: CEVEV4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Snowbrush Ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae
Family (APG): Rhamnaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Compound decoction of branches taken for mild forms of gonorrhea.

RECRD: 83643 id: 8721

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