Chokecherry

A cornerstone Plains and Western food fruit, always cooked or dried before eating.

Benefits

Traditional cooked fruit for jelly
syrup and pemmican
antioxidant-rich dark berry

Key compounds

Anthocyaninsvitamin Ctanninsfiber

May help with

Need for antioxidant fruit
traditional preserves

Best for these goals

Antioxidant supporttraditional food

How to use it

Fruit cooked into jelly, syrup, or dried and pounded (pits and all, traditionally) into pemmican — always cook and strain pits for home use

Evidence level

Traditional

Cautions & interactions

Pits, leaves, and bark contain cyanide-forming compounds — NEVER eat raw pits or use foliage. Cook the fruit and discard the stones. Only the cooked flesh is a food.

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