Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus var. albus

Common Snowberry

Ojibwa - Drug, Gynecological Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 361

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Scientific name: Symphoricarpos albus var. albus
USDA symbol: SYALA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Snowberry
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Family (APG): Caprifoliaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gynecological Aid
Notes: Infusion of root taken 'to clear up the afterbirth' and hasten convalescence.

RECRD: 95811 id: 39118

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