Aceraceae Acer rubrum L.

Red Maple

Potawatomi - Drug, Eye Medicine

Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1933, Ethnobotany of the Forest Potawatomi Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 7:1-230, page 37

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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: Potawatomi
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Eye Medicine
Notes: Decoction of inner bark used as an eyewash.

RECRD: 80174 id: 626

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