Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.
Common Chokecherry
Chippewa - Drug, Tuberculosis Remedy
Use documented by:
Densmore, Frances, 1928, Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #44:273-379, page 354
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Prunus virginiana L.
Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (
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Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Chippewa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tuberculosis Remedy
Notes: Compound decoction of bark used as a blood-cleansing cathartic for scrofula sores.
RECRD: 92620 id: 30765