Salicaceae Salix myricoides var. myricoides

Bayberry Willow

Iroquois - Drug, Venereal Aid

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 294

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Scientific name: Salix myricoides var. myricoides
USDA symbol: SAMYM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Bayberry Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Venereal Aid
Notes: Compound used for syphilis with chancres.

RECRD: 94362 id: 35995

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