Names

Shoshone: doy.yah.ay.gah.pah

English: Strawberry

Scientific: Frageria vesca

Zone

Montane

Harvest Time

• July
• as an understory plant in Montane Forests

Primary Uses

• Leaves promote contentment

Secondary Uses

• Leaves and berries have strong chemical for treating skin cancer growth

Cautions

• Requires vigilance if competing with wild creatures, which usually eat them right away

Active Principle(s)

• Elagic Acid-Anti-cancer

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Notes

• Leaf tea is used by most tribes to ease childbirth and menstrual pain.
• Leaf tea
  • Anti-anxiety, Depression, Vitamin C

Names

Shoshone: any.gah.poe.goe.mp

English: Raspberry

Scientific: Rubus idaeus

Zone

Montane

Harvest Time

• July
• In forests, bordering Montane Meadows, where forest opening to South, allows sunshine in

Primary Uses

• Saved for women in winter to ease Childbirth Pain

Secondary Uses

• None Listed

Cautions

• Leaves must be dried

Active Principle(s)

• Heraclenin – a furanocoumarin compound that stimulates nerve growth

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Notes

Food Notes

Leaves must first be dried for a tea to drink close to child birthing time

• Leaf tea
  • Anti-viral, cough, diarrhea, fever, menstruation pain reducer, urinary tract infection, vitamin C