Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
American Elder
Meskwaki - Drug, Diuretic
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 207
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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
Scientific name: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
USDA symbol: SANIC4 (
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Common names: American Elder
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Diuretic
Notes: Inner bark of young shoots used as a diuretic.
RECRD: 94637 id: 36724