Aceraceae Acer saccharinum L.

Silver Maple

Mohegan - Drug, Cough Medicine

Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1928, Mohegan Medicinal Practices, Weather-Lore and Superstitions, SI-BAE Annual Report #43: 264-270, page 269

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Scientific name: Acer saccharinum L.
USDA symbol: ACSA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silver Maple
Family: Aceraceae
Family (APG): Sapindaceae
Native American Tribe: Mohegan
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Cough Medicine
Notes: Infusion of bark, removed from south side of tree, taken for cough.

RECRD: 80181 id: 654

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