Caprifoliaceae Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

American Elder

Mohegan - Drug, Pediatric Aid

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1972, Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission Anthropological Papers #3, page 75, 132

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Scientific name: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
USDA symbol: SANIC4 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Elder
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Pediatric Aid
Notes: Infusion of dried flowers given to infants for colic.

RECRD: 94675 id: 36740

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