Betulaceae Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.

Hazel Alder

Cherokee - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 15

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Scientific name: Alnus serrulata (Ait.) Willd.
USDA symbol: ALSE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Hazel Alder
Family: Betulaceae
Family (APG): Betulaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Infusion of bark rubbed into the eye for eye troubles.

RECRD: 80963 id: 2604

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