Ulmaceae Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Slippery Elm

Ojibwa - Drug, Throat Aid

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 392

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Scientific name: Ulmus rubra Muhl.
USDA symbol: ULRU (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Slippery Elm
Family: Ulmaceae
Family (APG): Cannabaceae
Native American Tribe: Ojibwa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Throat Aid
Notes: Inner bark used for dry, sore throat.

RECRD: 96637 id: 41548