. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 20 SHRUBS Str. Wd. Ore. OWETR-S hite: OR PINK Chap. MCF Oak Most States tea to cure colds; also they peeled the bark, scraped the inner lay- er, then dried and boiled it for lung trouble. The powdered young plant, stirred in water, was used as a laxative. Spanish-Ameri- cans hung branch on bed to discourage bedbugs. S-9. CALIFORNIA WILD ROSE, Rosa cali- fornica. A scraggly bush, 3-6' high. Grows along stream and river banks; pretty, light pink flowers, bright red h
. Common edible and useful plants of the West. Plants, Edible -- West (U. S. ); Botany, Economic; Botany -- West (U. S. ). 20 SHRUBS Str. Wd. Ore. OWETR-S hite: OR PINK Chap. MCF Oak Most States tea to cure colds; also they peeled the bark, scraped the inner lay- er, then dried and boiled it for lung trouble. The powdered young plant, stirred in water, was used as a laxative. Spanish-Ameri- cans hung branch on bed to discourage bedbugs. S-9. CALIFORNIA WILD ROSE, Rosa cali- fornica. A scraggly bush, 3-6' high. Grows along stream and river banks; pretty, light pink flowers, bright red hips (or fruit). Father Font of the Anza Expedition speaks of ga- thering and eating them right from the bush. Rich in Vitamin A and C, Indians made a tea from the tender root shoots for colds; seeds were cooked for muscular pains; leaves and hips steeped and drunk for pains and colics. The old straight wood was used for arrow shafts. Spanish-Californians made jelly from the ripe fruit and ate hips raw from the bush. After the first frost softened the hips, the leaves and petals were astringent and used in perfume. Petals, pep- j'I r^Nv ,-^-S^^-^ permint, lemon peels and linden leaves made into a tea for arthritis or dys- pepsia^ petals also said to help dissolve gallstones. S-10. CHOKECHERRY, Prunus demissa. 3-8' high shrub, with 3-10 white flowers in short clusters; berries bright red or pur- ple. Extensive thickets. Inner bark used by In- dians as a tonic to check diarrhea and to relieve nervousness. A decoction. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sweet, Muriel. Healdsburg, Calif. : Naturegraph Co.
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