Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Meskwaki - Drug, Hemorrhoid Remedy

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 virginiana L.
USDA symbol: PRVIV (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chokecherry
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hemorrhoid Remedy
Notes: Decoction of root bark used as an astringent, rectal douche for piles.

RECRD: 92631 id: 30814

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