Taxaceae Taxus baccata L.

English Yew

Iroquois - Drug, Abortifacient

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 264

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Scientific name: Taxus baccata L.
USDA symbol: TABA80 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: English Yew
Family: Taxaceae
Family (APG): Taxaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Abortifacient
Notes: Compound taken for menstruation when stopped by a cold.

RECRD: 96003 id: 39433

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