Aceraceae Acer pensylvanicum L.

Striped Maple

Penobscot - Drug, Kidney Aid

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 311

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Scientific name: Acer pensylvanicum L.
USDA symbol: ACPE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Striped Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Penobscot
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Kidney Aid
Notes: Compound infusion of plant taken for kidney trouble.

RECRD: 80158 id: 599

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