Cornaceae Cornus racemosa Lam.
Gray Dogwood
Meskwaki - Drug, Analgesic
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 218, 219
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Cornus racemosa Lam.
Scientific name: Cornus racemosa Lam.
USDA symbol: CORA6 (
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Common names: Gray Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Infusion of bark held in mouth for neuralgia.
RECRD: 84538 id: 10939