Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.
Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Paiute, Northern - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 129
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Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.
Scientific name: Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.
USDA symbol: CELEL (
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Common names: Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Decoction of dried bark taken for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 9068 id: 8924