Cupressaceae Juniperus communis L.
Common Juniper
Delaware, Ontario - Drug, Gynecological Aid
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 110
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Juniperus communis L.
Scientific name: Juniperus communis L.
USDA symbol: JUCOD (
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Common names: Common Juniper
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware, Ontario
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Compound infusion of bark taken for women's diseases.
RECRD: 88028 id: 18466