Rosaceae Spiraea tomentosa L.

Steeplebush

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 386

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Scientific name: Spiraea tomentosa L.
USDA symbol: SPTO2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Steeplebush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of leaves and flowers used to ease childbirth.

RECRD: 95688 id: 38758

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