Rosaceae Prunus nigra Ait.

Canadian Plum

Meskwaki - Drug, Antiemetic

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 nigra Ait.
USDA symbol: PRNI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Canadian Plum
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antiemetic
Notes: Infusion of bark used to settle stomach when it will not retain food.

RECRD: 92475 id: 30457

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