Thymelaeaceae Dirca palustris L.

Eastern Leatherwood

Ojibwa - Drug, Urinary Aid

Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2306

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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: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Urinary Aid
Notes: Infusion of twigs taken for urinary infections.

RECRD: 6087 id: 12622

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