Ulmaceae Ulmus americana L.

American Elm

Meskwaki - Drug, Eye Medicine

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 251

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Scientific name: Ulmus americana L.
USDA symbol: ULAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of root bark applied to sore eyes as an eye lotion.

RECRD: 96573 id: 41457

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