Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana L.

Eastern Redcedar

Meskwaki - Drug, Other

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 234

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Scientific name: Juniperus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: JUVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Eastern Redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae
Family (APG): Cupressaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Other
Notes: Decoction of leaves taken by convalescent patients.

RECRD: 88292 id: 19169

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