Betulaceae Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen

Speckled Alder

Iroquois - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 301

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Scientific name: Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen
USDA symbol: ALINR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Speckled Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Decoction of young shoot bark taken as a physic.

RECRD: 80893 id: 2406

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