Salicaceae Populus balsamifera L.

Balsam Poplar

Ojibwa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 387

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Scientific name: Populus balsamifera L.
USDA symbol: POBAB2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Balsam Poplar
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Buds cooked in grease and used as salve for cuts, wounds or bruises.

RECRD: 92142 id: 29222

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