Cupressaceae Juniperus virginiana L.

Eastern Redcedar

Omaha - Drug, Diaphoretic

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 320

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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: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diaphoretic
Notes: Plant used in the vapor bath of the purificatory rites.

RECRD: 88303 id: 19184

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