Rosaceae Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.

Pear Hawthorn

Meskwaki - Drug, Stimulant

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 241

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Scientific name: Crataegus calpodendron (Ehrh.) Medik.
USDA symbol: CRCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pear Hawthorn
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Stimulant
Notes: Infusion of root bark used in cases of 'general debility.'

RECRD: 84682 id: 11331

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