Salicaceae Populus balsamifera L.

Balsam Poplar

Shoshoni - Drug, Tonic

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122

View all documented uses for Populus balsamifera L.

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Scientific name: Populus balsamifera L.
USDA symbol: POBAB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balsam Poplar
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Compound decoction of bark taken as a blood tonic and for general debility.

RECRD: 92152 id: 29230

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