Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Slippery Elm

Mohegan - Drug, Pulmonary Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 76

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Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pulmonary Aid
Notes: Inner bark chewed to soothe the lungs.

RECRD: 96632 id: 41543

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