Rosaceae Sorbus americana Marsh.
American Mountainash
Algonquin, Quebec - Drug, Tonic
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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Sorbus americana Marsh.
Scientific name: Sorbus americana Marsh.
USDA symbol: SOAM3 (
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Common names: American Mountainash
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Algonquin, Quebec
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Infusion of inner bark and sweet flag used as a tonic.
RECRD: 11094 id: 38530