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Berberis canadensis P. Mill.
American Barberry
USDA BECA2
Cherokee Drug, Antidiarrheal
Infusion of scraped bark taken for diarrhea.
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 48
Berberis fendleri Gray
Colorado Barberry
USDA BEFE
Jemez Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Castetter, Edward F., 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest I. Uncultivated Native Plants Used as Sources of Food, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(1):1-44, page 19
Berberis fendleri Gray
Colorado Barberry
USDA BEFE
Jemez Food, Fruit
Berries used for food.
Cook, Sarah Louise, 1930, The Ethnobotany of Jemez Indians., University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis, page 21
Berberis sp.
Barberry
Yana Food, Porridge
Berries pounded into a flour and used to make mush.
Sapir, Edward and Leslie Spier, 1943, Notes on the Culture of the Yana, Anthropological Records 3(3):252-253, page 251
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Micmac Drug, Oral Aid
Bark and root used for ulcerated gums.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Micmac Drug, Throat Aid
Bark and root used for sore throat.
Chandler, R. Frank, Lois Freeman and Shirley N. Hooper, 1979, Herbal Remedies of the Maritime Indians, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1:49-68, page 55
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Mohegan Drug, Febrifuge
Cold, compound decoction of berries taken for fever.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Mohegan Drug, Febrifuge
Juice of berries mixed with water and used for fever.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 70, 128
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Mohegan Drug, Throat Aid
Berries used for sore throat and fever.
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 128
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Penobscot Drug, Oral Aid
Poultice of pounded root or bark applied to ulcerated gums.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Penobscot Drug, Throat Aid
Pounded root or bark used for sore throat.
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309
Berberis vulgaris L.
Common Barberry
USDA BEVU
Shinnecock Drug, Liver Aid
Decoction of leaves taken three times a day for jaundice.
Carr, Lloyd G. and Carlos Westey, 1945, Surviving Folktales & Herbal Lore Among the Shinnecock Indians, Journal of American Folklore 58:113-123, page 119