wee.yahm.p (Black Hawthorn)

Names

Shoshone: wee.yahm.p

English: Black Hawthorn

Scientific: Crateagus douglasii

Zone

Lower Foothills

Harvest Time

  • None Listed

Primary Uses

  • Food
    • Tea
  • Medicine
    • Eyes
    • Heart 
    • Throat

Secondary Uses

  • Other
    • Smoking

Cautions

  • None Listed

Active Principle(s)

  • Oligomeric proanthocyanidin (OPC, anti-oxidant)

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Notes

Food Notes

Tea made from berries to treat macular degeneration, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and sore throat/colds.

Medicinal Use Notes

Tea made from berries to treat macular degeneration, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and sore throat/colds.

Thorns use as awls for sewing tough hides

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