Rosaceae Sorbus americana Marsh.

American Mountainash

Penobscot - Drug, Emetic

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1917, Medicine Practices of the Northeastern Algonquians, Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of Americanists Pp. 303-321, page 309

View all documented uses for Sorbus americana Marsh.

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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: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Emetic
Notes: Plant used as an emetic.

RECRD: 92982 id: 38553

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