Salicaceae Populus sp.

Poplar

Cree, Hudson Bay - Drug, Cathartic

Use documented by:
Holmes, E.M., 1884, Medicinal Plants Used by Cree Indians, Hudson's Bay Territory, The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions 15:302-304, page 303

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Scientific name: Populus sp.
Common names: Poplar
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Cree, Hudson Bay
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cathartic
Notes: Inner bark eaten as a purgative.

RECRD: 92190 id: 29527

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