Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Slippery Elm
Menominee - Drug, Cathartic
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 56, 57
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Ulmus rubra Muhl.
Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (
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Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of inner bark taken as a physic.
RECRD: 96627 id: 41531