Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.
Quaking Aspen
Salish - Drug, Venereal Aid
Use documented by:
Teit, James A., 1928, The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus, SI-BAE Annual Report #45, page 294
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Populus tremuloides Michx.
Scientific name: Populus tremuloides Michx.
USDA symbol: POTR5 (
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Common names: Quaking Aspen
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Salish
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Decoction of rootlets and stems taken for syphilis.
RECRD: 92236 id: 29656