Rosaceae Malus pumila P. Mill.

Cultivated Apple

Cherokee - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 29

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Scientific name: Malus pumila P. Mill.
USDA symbol: MAPU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cultivated Apple
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Decoction of inner bark taken to loosen phlegm for hoarseness.

RECRD: 93022 id: 22299

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