Rosaceae Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
Pin Cherry
Potawatomi - Drug, Analgesic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 77
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Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
Scientific name: Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
USDA symbol: PRPEP (
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Common names: Pin Cherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of inner bark taken for internal pain and cough.
RECRD: 92492 id: 30511