Rosaceae Malus coronaria var. coronaria
Sweet Crabapple
Iroquois - Drug, Eye Medicine
Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 350
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Malus coronaria var. coronaria
Scientific name: Malus coronaria var. coronaria
USDA symbol: MACO5 (
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Common names: Sweet Crabapple
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Cold infusion of bark used as wash for snowblindness and black or sore eyes.
RECRD: 92993 id: 22193