Juglandaceae Juglans cinerea L.

Butternut

Malecite - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Mechling, W.H., 1959, The Malecite Indians With Notes on the Micmacs, Anthropologica 8:239-263, page 254

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Scientific name: Juglans cinerea L.
USDA symbol: JUCI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Butternut
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Malecite
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Infusion of bark used as a purgative.

RECRD: 44129 id: 18215

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