Salicaceae Salix pulchra Cham.

Tealeaf Willow

Eskimo, Alaska - Drug, Anesthetic

Use documented by:
Ager, Thomas A. and Lynn Price Ager, 1980, Ethnobotany of The Eskimos of Nelson Island, Alaska, Arctic Anthropology 27:26-48, page 34

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Scientific name: Salix pulchra Cham.
USDA symbol: SAPU15 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Tealeaf Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Eskimo, Alaska
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Anesthetic
Notes: Bark and leaves chewed to numb the mouth and throat.

RECRD: 32772 id: 36026

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