Thymelaeaceae Dirca palustris L.

Eastern Leatherwood

Iroquois - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De Caughnawaga, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:7-72, page 50

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Scientific name: Dirca palustris L.
USDA symbol: DIPA9 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Leatherwood
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Family (APG): Thymelaeaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Bark and wood used as a strong purgative.

RECRD: 50078 id: 12598

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