Salicaceae Salix sp.

Penobscot - Drug, Cold Remedy

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309

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Scientific name: Salix sp.
Common names:
Family: Salicaceae
Family (APG): Salicaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Infusion of bark taken in large quantities for colds.

RECRD: 94495 id: 36279