Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Russet Buffaloberry

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Black, Meredith Jean, 1980, Algonquin Ethnobotany: An Interpretation of Aboriginal Adaptation in South Western Quebec, Ottawa. National Museums of Canada. Mercury Series Number 65, page 203

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Scientific name: Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHCA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Russet Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of hot water softened bark & pin cherry bark used to make broken bone plaster or bandage.

RECRD: 11117 id: 37807

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