Salicaceae Salix sp.

Omaha - Drug, Ceremonial Medicine

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1919, Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Missouri River Region, SI-BAE Annual Report #33, page 73, 74

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Scientific name: Salix sp.
Common names:
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ceremonial Medicine
Notes: Stems thrust in gashes on forearms of grieving young men at funeral ceremony.

RECRD: 94479 id: 36250

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