Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Menominee - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 49, 50

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Scientific name: Prunus virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Menominee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of inner bark or decoction of berries taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 92653 id: 30806

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