Salicaceae Salix sp.

Ojibwa - Drug, Respiratory Aid

Use documented by:
Arnason, Thor, Richard J. Hebda and Timothy Johns, 1981, Use of Plants for Food and Medicine by Native Peoples of Eastern Canada, Canadian Journal of Botany 59(11):2189-2325, page 2302

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Scientific name: Salix sp.
Common names:
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Respiratory Aid
Notes: Heated poultice of inner bark applied to the throat for diphtheria.

RECRD: 6083 id: 36240