Aceraceae Acer rubrum L.

Red Maple

Cherokee - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 44

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Scientific name: Acer rubrum L.
USDA symbol: ACRUR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Red Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Inner bark boiled and used with water as wash for sore eyes.

RECRD: 80166 id: 610

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