Cornaceae Cornus alternifolia L. f.

Alternateleaf Dogwood

Ojibwa - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 366

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Scientific name: Cornus alternifolia L. f.
USDA symbol: COAL2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Alternateleaf Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Inner bark used as an emetic.

RECRD: 84470 id: 10789

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