Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.

Quaking Aspen

Blackfoot - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Hellson, John C., 1974, Ethnobotany of the Blackfoot Indians, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series, page 61

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Scientific name: Populus tremuloides Michx.
USDA symbol: POTR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Quaking Aspen
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Blackfoot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of bark scrapings taken by women about to give birth.

RECRD: 3638 id: 29573

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