Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Potawatomi - Drug, Tonic

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, 78

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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Berries used to make tonic drink and bark used in an eyewash.

RECRD: 92678 id: 30853

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