Salicaceae Populus tremuloides Michx.

Quaking Aspen

Tanana, Upper - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Kari, Priscilla Russe, 1985, Upper Tanana Ethnobotany, Anchorage. Alaska Historical Commission, page 5

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Scientific name: Populus tremuloides Michx.
USDA symbol: POTR5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Quaking Aspen
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Tanana, Upper
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Decoction of inner bark, outer bark and Hudson Bay tea used for coughs.

RECRD: 3288 id: 29662