Aceraceae Acer rubrum L.

Red Maple

Iroquois - Drug, Hunting Medicine

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 378

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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: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Hunting Medicine
Notes: Decoction of plants used as a wash for traps, a 'trapping medicine.'

RECRD: 80171 id: 619