Salicaceae Salix sp.

Paiute - Drug, Laxative

Use documented by:
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 133-136

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Scientific name: Salix sp.
Common names:
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Laxative
Notes: Infusion of young twigs with salt taken as a laxative.

RECRD: 94486 id: 36259