Aceraceae Acer circinatum Pursh
Vine Maple
Thompson - Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., Laurence C. Thompson and M. Terry Thompson et al., 1990, Thompson Ethnobotany: Knowledge and Usage of Plants by the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, Victoria. Royal British Columbia Museum, page 145
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Acer circinatum Pursh
Scientific name: Acer circinatum Pursh
USDA symbol: ACCI (
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Common names: Vine Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Misc. Disease Remedy
Notes: Wood burned to charcoal, mixed with water and brown sugar and taken for polio. The wood was always taken early in the morning from the sunrise side of the tree.
RECRD: 32336 id: 431