Rosaceae Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.
Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Shoshoni - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 122
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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: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Compound decoction of bark taken for tuberculosis.
RECRD: 83757 id: 8936