Rosaceae Sorbus americana Marsh.

American Mountainash

Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Cold Remedy

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 177

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Scientific name: Sorbus americana Marsh.
USDA symbol: SOAM3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: American Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cold Remedy
Notes: Infusion of terminal buds and inner bark taken for colds.

RECRD: 11093 id: 38529

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