Salicaceae Populus balsamifera L.

Balsam Poplar

Shoshoni - Drug, Blood Medicine

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 121122

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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: Shoshoni
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Blood Medicine
Notes: Compound decoction of bark taken as a blood tonic.

RECRD: 92151 id: 29229

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