Betulaceae Alnus incana (L.) Moench

Mountain Alder

Meskwaki - Drug, Pediatric Aid

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 206

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Scientific name: Alnus incana (L.) Moench
USDA symbol: ALINR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mountain Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Decoction of root given to children who pass blood in their stools.

RECRD: 80891 id: 2363

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