Cornaceae Cornus rugosa Lam.

Roundleaf Dogwood

Iroquois - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 405

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Scientific name: Cornus rugosa Lam.
USDA symbol: CORU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Roundleaf Dogwood
Family: Cornaceae
Family (APG): Cornaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Bark taken as a general cathartic or emetic.

RECRD: 84551 id: 10951

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