Salicaceae Salix fragilis L.

Crack Willow

Ojibwa - Drug, Dermatological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 388

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Scientific name: Salix fragilis L.
USDA symbol: SAFR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Crack Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Dermatological Aid
Notes: Poultice of bark applied to sores as a styptic and healing aid.

RECRD: 94358 id: 35845

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