Rosaceae Prunus virginiana L.

Common Chokecherry

Penobscot - Drug, Antidiarrheal

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 310

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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: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Antidiarrheal
Notes: Infusion of bark taken for diarrhea.

RECRD: 92674 id: 30851

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