Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Menominee - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 49, 50

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Sweetened infusion of inner bark given to children for diarrhea.

RECRD: 92655 id: 30808

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