Cukilanarpak
Oplopanax horridus (Sm.) Miq. = Echinopanax horridum (Sm.) Decne. & Planch.
Plant
Devil’s club is a large shrub with dense prickles and spines; very large, rounded, lobed, indented leaves; and pyramid-like clusters of red berries. It occurs throughout the Kodiak Archipelago except in the southwestern region.
Medicine: Mashed Devil’s club root was used to relieve joint pain and gout, and a tea from the root used for rheumatism. A tea made from the inner bark treated tuberculosis, colds, fevers, congestion, coughs, and stomach ache, and in recent times, diabetes. Charcoal from the burned devils club root was applied to inflamed eyes in a poultice.
