Devil's Club

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Overview

Devil’s Club is a deciduous shrub found in moist forested ecosystems from coastal Alaska to central Oregon and other Northwest States. Historically used medicinally by norhtwest Native Americans.

 

Botanical Name

 Oplopanax horridum  (also known as:  Echinopanax horridus;  Fatsia horrida;  Panax horridum;  Riconophyllum horridum)

 Devil’s Club is from the Aralia (Araliaceae) family.

 

Part Used

 Dried root bark

Health Benefits of Devil’s Club

Immune System

 Devil’s Club may stimulate the Immune System. 

 

 

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