Rosaceae Prunus americana Marsh.

American Plum

Meskwaki - Drug, Oral Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 242

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Scientific name: Prunus americana Marsh.
USDA symbol: PRAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Oral Aid
Notes: Root bark used as an astringent medicine for mouth cankers.

RECRD: 92420 id: 30269