Salicaceae Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Eastern Cottonwood
Delaware - Drug, Strengthener
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 31
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Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
Scientific name: Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh.
USDA symbol: PODED (
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Common names: Eastern Cottonwood
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Delaware
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Strengthener
Notes: Bark combined with black haw and wild plum barks and used by women for weakness and debility.
RECRD: 42656 id: 29367