Juglandaceae Juglans nigra L.
Black Walnut
Meskwaki - Drug, Snake Bite Remedy
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 224225
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Juglans nigra L.
Scientific name: Juglans nigra L.
USDA symbol: JUNI (
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Common names: Black Walnut
Family: Juglandaceae
Family (APG): Juglandaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Snake Bite Remedy
Notes: Coiled and charred twig bark and old bark applied in water for snake bite.
RECRD: 87972 id: 18301