Salicaceae Salix humilis Marsh.
Prairie Willow
Meskwaki - Drug, Antidiarrheal
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 245
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Salix humilis Marsh.
Scientific name: Salix humilis Marsh.
USDA symbol: SAHUH (
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Common names: Prairie Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of root used for flux and enemas.
RECRD: 94378 id: 35884